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Table 4 Accuracies of CT, MRI, and PET-CT in detecting RPLN metastasis confirmed by pathologic findings

From: The value of CT, MRI, and PET-CT in detecting retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Imaging modalities

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

CT (nĀ =Ā 123)

65.1

93.8

84.8

83.3

83.7

MRI (nĀ =Ā 123)

74.4

93.8

86.5

87.2

87.0

PET-CT (nĀ =Ā 74)

82.8

93.3

88.9

89.4

89.2

CTā€‰+ā€‰MRIā€‰+ā€‰PET-CT (nĀ =Ā 74)

89.7

91.1

86.7

93.2

90.5

  1. Abbreviations: CT Computed tomography, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, PET-CT Positron emission tomography-computed tomography, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value