Table 3.
18F-FDG PET-CT in re-staging of LN in UC
Reference | No. of patients | Study type | Accuracy (per patient), % | Sensitivity (per patient), % | Specificity (per patient), % | PPV, % | NPV, % | Comments |
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Öztürk et al., [38] | 51 | Retro. | 90 | 92 | 83 | 94 | 77 | – |
Yang et al., [37]* | 60 | Retro. | – | 87.1 | 89.7 | – | – | PET-CT outperformed CT, ultrasound, and MRI in changing management and correctly re-staging UC after surgery |
Apolo et al., [24] | 25 | Prosp. | – | 75 | 92 | – | – | PET-CT change management decisions in 68% of patients undergoing PET scans for re-staging |
Jadvar et al., [36] | 35 | Retro. | – | – | – | – | – | PET-CT affected the clinical management in six patients |
Prosp.: prospective; Retro.: retrospective;*MRI was included.