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Assessment of the overall accuracy rates using CT and FDG-PET on nodal and extranodal sites
| Nodal sites | Extranodal sites | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET | TC | PET | TC | |
| Sensitivity | 87.8% | 61.6% | 96.2% | 40.0% |
| Specificity | 98.8% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 98.7% |
| PPV* | 98.5% | 98.2% | 97.4% | 86.4% |
| NPV* | 90.3% | 74.8% | 99.2% | 86.4% |
PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.
