Skip to main content
. 2014 Apr;5(2):127–141. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.008

Table 5. Subgroup analysis for various radioisotopes used for lymphoscintigraphy.

Radioisotopes Parameter Pooled event rate Lower limit Upper limit
99m technetium Nano colloid Accuracy 0.99 0.88 1.00
99m technetium Nano colloid Detection rate 0.94 0.90 0.97
99m technetium Nano colloid Sensitivity 0.81 0.64 0.91
99m technetium rhenium sulphide Accuracy 0.95 0.85 0.98
99m technetium rhenium sulphide Detection rate 0.86 0.80 0.90
99m technetium rhenium sulphide Sensitivity 0.93 0.81 0.97
99m technetium tin colloid Accuracy 0.96 0.86 0.99
99m technetium tin colloid Detection rate 0.90 0.81 0.95
99m technetium tin colloid Sensitivity 0.75 0.66 0.83
99mTc antimony colloid Accuracy 0.92 0.73 0.98
99mTc antimony colloid Detection rate 0.94 0.78 0.99
99mTc antimony colloid Sensitivity 0.98 0.84 1.00
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Detection rate 0.90 0.74 0.97
Methylene blue Accuracy 0.86 0.66 0.95
Methylene blue Detection rate 0.96 0.80 0.99
Methylene blue Sensitivity 0.91 0.71 0.98
Patent blue V Accuracy 0.92 0.73 0.98
Patent blue V Detection rate 0.69 0.48 0.84
Technetium-99m neomannosyl human serum albumin Detection rate 0.98 0.71 1.00