Clinical Study

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Accuracy in the Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Review and Cost-Effectiveness

Table 5

Patient-based analysis of diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT, CT, and PET ().

SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

PET/CT94 (86.1–98.3)82 (72.2–93.3)80 (ND)95 (ND)
CT76 (63.0–81.0)72 (63.0–81.0)68 (ND)86 (ND)
PET60 (51.0–69.0)50 (40.0–60.0)53 (ND)66 (ND)

PPV: positive predictive value and NPV: negative predictive value.
ND: no data.