Review Article
Review of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities for the Surveillance of Melanoma Patients
Table 1
Surveillance of melanoma patients (adapted from Xing et al. [
15]).
| Surveillance imaging modality findings | Method | Sensitivity | Specificity | Diagnostic odds ratio |
| Ultrasound | 96% (85%–99%) | 99% (95%–100%) | 1675 (226.6–15920) | CT scan | 61% (15%–93%) | 97% (70%–100%) | 46.25 (2.27–1354) | PET scan | 87% (67%–96%) | 98% (93%–100%) | 391 (68–2737) | CT-PET scan | 65% (20%–93%) | 99% (92%–100%) | 196 (10.77–4675) |
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