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Table 4 Comparison of the sensitivity of 18 F-FDG PET-CT and 99mTc-MDP whole-body bone scanning for different tumor types and bone regions

From: A comparative study of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and 99mTc-MDP whole-body bone scanning for imaging osteolytic bone metastases

Subgroup

18F-FDG PET-CT

99mTc-MDP

P value

Tumor types

   

Lung cancer

92.9 (88.6, 95.6)

58.3 (51.6, 64.7)

<0.001

Other types

96.3 (92.7, 98.2)

54.6 (47.6, 55.9)

<0.001

P value

0.182

0.835

-

Bone areas

   

Vertebra

96.6 (93.9, 98.1)

45.5 (39.9, 51.1)

<0.001

Other areas

88.9 (81.6, 93.5)

64.8 (55.4, 73.1)

<0.001

P value

0.167

<0.001

-

  1. Note: −, no value.
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