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Table 3 Differential diagnostic efficiency of 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters and different diagnosis models between invasive TETs and anterior mediastinal lymphomas

From: A diagnostic model based on 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in improving the differential diagnosis of invasive thymic epithelial tumors and anterior mediastinal lymphomas

Parameters/model

AUC

Sensitivity

Specificity

Tumor longest diameter

0.737

80.56%

62.30%

SUVmax

0.841

77.78%

81.97%

Model 1

0.852

85.25%

77.78%

Model 2

0.935

90.16%

88.89%

Model 3

0.962

94.92%

90.14%

  1. Model 1: tumor longest diameter plus SUVmax
  2. Model 2: SUVmax plus calcification plus relationship with surrounding blood vessels plus distant metastasis (lymph node and lung)
  3. Model 3: Model 2 plus Metastatic below diaphragm lymph node and splenic involvement
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BMC Medical Imaging

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