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Table 3 Diagnostic performance for each score in relation to the primary tumor site, lymph node, and cumulative one considering as metabolic response score 1,2,3 for Hopkins and Deauville and score 1,2,3,4 for Cuneo scores

From: [18F]FDG PET/CT in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a head-to-head between visual point-scales and the added value of multi-modality imaging

SITE

SCORE

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

Primary tumor

Hopkins

67

89

77

83

81

Deauville

80

82

71

88

81

Cuneo

40

96

86

75

77

Lymph node

Hopkins

47

93

78

76

77

Deauville

53

93

80

79

79

Cuneo

33

96

83

73

74

Cumulative

Hopkins

87

86

76

92

86

Deauville

93

79

70

96

84

Cuneo

47

93

78

76

77

  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value
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BMC Medical Imaging

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