Table 5.

Summary and comparison of the imaging techniques in detecting mandible invasion of oral cavity cancer

Imaging modality	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Plan radiography	79.0 (57–97)	80.6 (64–97)
CT	75.8 (50–100)	95.7 (57–97)
MRI	80.1 (39–100)	79.1 (50–96)
Bone scintigraphy	93.4 (71–100)	70.5 (41–88)
SPECT	98.2 (97–100)	63.2 (29–92)
PET/CT	93.3 (80–100)	61.0 (14–85)

Values are presented as mean (range).

CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography; PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography.