Review Article

Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems for Lung Cancer: Challenges and Methodologies

Table 11

Evaluation of nodule malignancy in fused PET/CT.

Study Database Accu./PPV Sensitivity Specificity

Keidar et al. [325] 42 PPV = 89% 96% 82%
Yi et al. [326] 119 Accu. = 93% 96% 88%
Nie et al. [327] 92 Accu. = 95% NA NA
Nakamoto et al. [328] 53 Accu. = 87% 94% 75%

*Accu. denotes accuracy and PPV denotes positive productive value.