Multiparameter Analysis Using ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in the Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms

Table 2

Differential diagnostic efficiency of top 5 independent metabolic parameters in baseline characteristics between the SCN and MCN groups with receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Variable	AUC	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Youden index
SUVmean	0.720	71.4	74.1	0.588	0.011
SURmean (T/A)	0.656	57.1	74.1	0.312	0.100
Median	0.746	78.6	77.8	0.563	0.003
Percentile 5th	0.780	92.9	63.0	0.558	＜0.001
Skewness	0.767	92.9	55.6	0.484	＜0.001

AUC : area under curve; SUR: standardized uptake ratio; T/A : tumor/aorta.