Table 2.

Comparison of sensitivities and specificities of metastatic lymph nodes in different groups displayed by multi-slice spiral computed tomography

Positions of lymph nodes	Specificity	Sensitivity
Right area of cardiac orifice	79.2%	57.8%
Left area of cardiac orifice	81.3%	73.5%
Lesser curvature	79.6%	90.3%
Greater curvature	87.5%	45.0%
Superior area of pylorus	88.1%	76.7%
Inferior area of pylorus	78.0%	81.9%
Adjacent to left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, and arteria coeliaca	83.2%	89.4%