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Table 2 Bone metastases detection rates on planar, SPECT, and SPECT/CT (n = 95)

From: Optimizing PSMA scintigraphy for resource limited settings – a retrospective comparative study

 

SPECT/CT

Planar

SPECT

p-value

Positive casesa

14 (14.7%)

11 (11.6%)

11 (11.6%)

0.53 to 1.0

Negative cases

81 (85.3%)

78 (82.1%)

77 (81.1%)

0.44 to 0.86

False positive

N/A

1 (1.1%)b

3 (3.2%)b

0.32c

Equivocal cases

0

3 (3.2%)

2 (2.1%)

0.08–0.64

  1. aTrue positive cases = oligometastatic cases + cases with > 5 skeletal lesions
  2. bSPECT/CT assessment used as reference method
  3. cP-value calculated for planar vs. SPECT