Table 2

Data on patients with self-resolving or false-positive FDG-PET results

Pt. no.Age, yr/sexPrimary cancerStatusSUVSize, cmTime to repeat imaging, mo
183/MLymphomaRelapse after chemotherapy4.21.16*
260/FLymphomaPartial response after chemotherapy9.12.46
350/FSarcomaDisease-free after surgery4.51.01*
475/FLung cancerStaging4.61.110
575/MLymphomaComplete remission after chemotherapy/stem cell transplant4.51.06
  • F = female; FDG-PET = fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; M = male; SUV = standardized uptake value.

  • * Ultrasonography.

  • Positron emission tomography.