Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Software-Based Image Fusion of Computed Tomography and F18-FDG PET Scans in Patients with Malignant Lymphoma

Table 2

Results of patient-based analysis with CT.

TPTNFPFN 𝑁 sens.spec.PPVNPVacc.χ ′′ 𝑃 (χ²) 𝑃 ( 𝐹 )

Malignant lymphoma4545145109907676908245.2<0.0001<0.0001
Morbus Hodgkin1410613193627090778.20.00410.0021
NHL31358478888179898435.0<0.0001<0.0001
Low-grade NHL97512290586487723.60.0570.031
High-grade NHL22252150959291969435.3<0.0001<0.0001

TP: true positive, TN: true negative, FP: false positive, FN: false negative, 𝑁 : number of subjects, sens.: sensitivity, spec.: specificity, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, acc.: accuracy, 𝑃 (χ²): 𝑃 value for Pearson’s Chi-squared test with Yates’ continuity correction, and 𝑃 ( 𝐹 ) : 𝑃 value for Fisher’s Exact Test for Count Data.