Table 2 Diagnostic utility of the different imaging modalities (per-patient analysis—ALL)
From: Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT and EBUS/TBNA on preoperative mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC
Imaging modality | Sensitivity (%) 95% CI | Specificity (%) 95% CI | PPV (%) 95% CI | NPV (%) 95% CI | Accuracy (%) 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18F-FDG PET/CT | 90.5 80.41–96.42 | 60.5 43.39–75.96 | 79.2 71.77–85.03 | 79.3 63.19–89.54 | 79.2 69.99–86.64 |
CT scan | 75 62.14–85.28 | 43.6 27.81–60.38 | 67.2 59.95–73.65 | 53.1 39.17–66.61 | 62.6 52.33–72.15 |
EBUS/TBNA | 84.6 65.13–95.64 | 92.9 66.13–99.82 | 95.7 76.77–99.32 | 76.5 56.60–89.01 | 87.5 73.20–95.81 |
Mediastinoscopy | 66.7 34.89–90.08 | 100 88.06–100.00 | 100 NA | 87.9 76.51–94.16 | 90.2 76.87–97.28 |