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. 2021 Feb 12;20(2):156–163. doi: 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_46_20

Table 2.

Comparison of F-18 fluorocholine positron emission tomography-computed tomography and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with histopathology in patients for initial staging and recurrent disease at primary site

F-18 FCH PET/CT and DW-MRI

Test Initial Staging (n=17) Recurrence (n=33)


PET/CT DW-MRI PET/CT DW-MRI
Positive 17 17 26 26
Negative 0 0 07 7
True positive 17 17 26 25
False positive 0 0 0 1
True negative 0 0 05 4
False negative 0 0 02 3
Sensitivity (%) 100 100 92.85 89.28
Specificity (%) NA NA 100 80

FCH: Fluorocholine, DW-MRI: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, PET/CT: Positron emission tomography-computed tomography, NA: Not available