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Table 3 Shows the relative sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy with 95% confidence intervals when indeterminate lesions were classified as either being Malignant (left column) or Benign (right column)

From: A prospective investigation into the clinical impact of 4D-PET/CT in the characterisation of solitary pulmonary nodules

 

Indeterminate as malignant

Indeterminate as benign

 

WB-PET/CT

4D-PET CT

WB-PET/CT

4D-PET CT

SENSITIVITY

73% (39-93%)

69% (39-91%)

55% (23-83%)

67% (35-90%)

SPECIFICITY

56% (21-86%)

71% (29-96%)

100% (66-100%)

75% (35-97%)

Accuracy

65% (35-87%)

70% (39-90%)

75% (51-91%)

70% (39-90%)

  1. None of the observed difference were statistically significant.