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Table 1 Results study characteristics

From: Prevalence and significance of incidental findings on 68 Ga-DOTA-conjugated somatostatin receptor-targeting peptide PET/CT: a systematic review of the literature

Variable

Result

Year of publication, median (range)

2016 (2008–2020)

Number of authors, median (range)

5 (2–10)

Geographical origin, n (%)

 Europe

10 (48%)

 Asia

3 (14%)

 North America

4 (19%)

 South America

1 (5%)

 Australia

3 (14%)

 Africa

0

Nuclear medicine affiliation, n (%)

 Yes

20(95%)

 No

1(5%)

Study design, n (%)

 Cohort studies

7 (33%)

 Number of patients, median (range)

412 (33–1150)

 Case reports

14 (67%)

68 Ga-Tracer of choice, n (%)

 DOTATATE

15 (71%)

 DOTATOC

4 (19%)

 DOTANOC

2 (10%)

Impact factor, n (%)

 Journals without impact factor

3 (14%)

 Journals with impact factor

18 (86%)

 Impact factor, median (range)

4,241 (1.085–6.622)