TABLE 2:

Specificity in the blinded evaluation

Dose Group and Postdose Time PointTotal Lymph NodesSequence Specificity (%)
T2-WeightedFFE-25FFE-80
1.1 mg Fe/kg
 6 h384516*37
 12 h38114047
 24 h38295366
 36 h3814*5050
1.7 mg Fe/kg
 6 h25605252
 12 h25803268
 24 h25884864
 36 h25804864
2.6 mg Fe/kg
 6 h26884250
 12 h26815854
 24 h26887385
 36 h26888588
3.4 mg Fe/kg
 6 h20605535
 12 h20707080
 24 h20759595
 36 h207510080
  • Note.— The specificity was based on the signal intensity and lymph node architecture. A decrease in the signal intensity of a heterogeneous lymph node indicated a false-positive result.

  • * The total number of lymph nodes was 37.

  • The total number of lymph nodes was 35.