Table 3. Diagnostic impact of PET in CT-defined radiologically normal mediastinum.
Impact | Positive | None | Negative | |
Diagnosis | TP | TN | FN | FP* |
No. (%) | 24 (36.9%) | 7 (10.8%) | 4 (6.1%) | 30 (46.2%) |
*Seven patients (41.2%) previously had pulmonary tuberculosis, 3 (17.6%) previously had pneumoconiosis, 1 (5.9%) previously had pulmonary fibrosis, and 6 (35.5%) had no previous lung disease.