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)