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. 2014 Apr 22;2:46. doi: 10.1186/2051-5960-2-46

Table 10.

Sensitivity, specificity, and exact 95% CI for each SUVR type/pathology SoT combination in retrospective vs. prospective studies for all 4 studies combined

 
Cerebellum REF
Pons REF
Pathology SoT Ipsilateral Contralateral Composite Ipsilateral Contralateral Composite
4G8
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Retrospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.3976, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.3976, 1.0000)
0.5000 (0.0676, 0.9324)
1.0000 (0.3976, 1.0000)
0.7500 (0.1941, 0.9937)
0.7500 (0.1941, 0.9937)
   Specificity (95% CI)
0.6000 (0.3605, 0.8088)
0.7500 (0.5090, 0.9134)
0.9000 (0.6830, 0.9877)
0.4762 (0.2571, 0.7022)
0.6667 ()0.4303, 0.8541
0.6667 (0.4303, 0.8541)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.6000
1.7500
1.4000
1.4762
1.4167
1.4167
   Prospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
0.8000 (0.2836, 0.9949)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
   Specificity (95% CI)
0.6471 (0.3833, 0.8579)
0.5882 (0.3292, 0.8156)
0.8235 (0.5657, 0.9620)
0.5294 (0.2781, 0.7702)
0.6471 (0.3833, 0.8579)
0.5882 (0.3292, 0.8156)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.6471
1.5882
1.6235
1.5294
1.6471
1.5882
Bielschowsky
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Retrospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.4782, 1.0000)
   Specificity (95% CI)
0.8750 (0.6165, 0.9845)
0.8750 (0.6165, 0.9845)
0.9375 (0.6977, 0.9984)
0.7647 (0.5010, 0.9319)
0.8824 (0.6356, 0.9854)
0.8824 (0.6356, 0.9854)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.8750
1.8750
1.9375
1.7647
1.8824
1.8824
   Prospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.2924, 1.0000)
   Specificity (95% CI)
0.9091 (0.5872, 0.9977)
0.9091 (0.5872, 0.9977)
0.9091 (0.5872, 0.9977)
0.9091 (0.5872, 0.9977)
1.0000 (0.7151, 1.000)
0.8182 (0.4822, 0.9772)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.9091
1.9091
1.9091
1.9091
2.0000
1.8182
Thioflavin S
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Retrospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
0.8571 (0.4213, 0.9964)
0.8571 (0.4213, 0.9964)
1.0000 (0.5904, 1.0000)
0.8571 (0.4213, 0.9964)
0.8571 (0.4213, 0.9964)
0.8571 (0.4213, 0.9964)
   Specificity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.8235, 1.0000)
0.9474 (0.7397, 0.9987)
0.8947 (0.6686, 0.9870)
0.7000 (0.4572, 0.8811)
0.9000 (0.6830, 0.9877)
0.9000 (0.6830, 0.9877)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.8571
1.8045
1.8947
1.5571
1.7571
1.7571
   Prospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
0.5000 (0.0126, 0.9874)
1.0000 (0.1581, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.1581, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.1581, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.1581, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.1581, 1.0000)
   Specificity (95% CI)
0.9231 (0.6397, 0.9981)
0.8462 (0.5455, 0.9808)
0.7692 (0.4619, 0.9496)
0.8462 (0.5455, 0.9808)
0.9231 (0.6397, 0.9981)
0.7692 (0.4619, 0.9496)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
1.4231
1.8462
1.7692
1.8462
1.9231
1.7692
Overall pathology
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Retrospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.5407, 1.0000)
   Specificity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.8316, 1.000)
0.9500 (0.7513, 9987)
1.0000 (0.8316, 1.0000)
0.8095 (0.5809, 0.9455)
0.8571 (0.6366, 0.9695)
1.0000 (0.8389, 1.000)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity)
2.0000
1.9500
2.0000
1.8095
1.8571
2.0000
   Prospective
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Sensitivity (95% CI)
0.8750 (0.4735, 0.9968)
1.0000 (0.6306, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.6306, 1.0000)
0.8750 (0.4735, 0.9968)
1.0000 (0.6306, 1.0000)
0.8750 (0.4735, 0.9968)
   Specificity (95% CI)
1.0000 (0.7684, 1.000)
1.0000 (0.7684, 1.0000)
1.0000 (0.7684, 1.0000)
0.9286 (0.6613, 0.9982)
0.9286 (0.6613, 0.9982)
1.0000 (0.7684, 1.0000)
   Sum (sensitivity + specificity) 1.8750 2.0000 2.0000 1.8036 1.9286 1.8750

REF = PET imaging brain reference region; SoT = standard of truth, SUVR = standard uptake value ratio. Refer to [32] for a discussion of agreement between readers.