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PET–CT scan in detection of nodal metastasis.
| Nodal metastasis on the HPR | Sensitivity: 85.37%, specificity: 86.79% NPV: 88.46% PPV: 83.33%, accuracy: 86.17% | ||||
| Nodal metastasis | No nodal metastasis | ||||
| PET scan | Node +ve on PET | 16 | 02 | 18 | |
| Node -ve on PET | 06 | 70 | 76 | ||
| Total | 22 | 72 | 94 | ||
CT, Computed tomography; HPR, final histopathology report; NPV, negative predictive value; PET, Positron emission tomography; PPV, positive predictive value.
