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. 2006 Jul;55(7):1007–1011. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.076273

Table 2 Comparisons of MDCT, PET, and macroscopic diagnosis in staging lymph node metastasis with colorectal carcinoma.

Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value(%) Accuracy (%)
MDCT 58 (11/19) 67 (12/18) 65 (11/17) 60 (12/20) 62 (23/37)
PET 37 (7/19) 83 (15/18) 70 (7/10) 43 (15/27) 59 (22/37)
Macroscopic diagnosis 68 (13/19) 72 (13/18) 72 (13/18) 68 (13/19) 70 (26/37)

MDCT, multidetector row computed tomography; PET, positron emission tomography.