PET/CT-guided versus CT-guided percutaneous core biopsies in the diagnosis of bone tumors and tumor-like lesions: which is the better choice?

Table 3 Comparison of the diagnostic performance and cost between the PET/CT and CT groups

	Biopsy method		λ² value	P value
	PET/CT group	CT group	λ² value	P value
Overall diagnostic yield	97.62% (41/42)	81.82% (45/55)	4.825	0.028^*
Diagnostic accuracy	97.62% (41/42)	76.36% (42/55)	6.739	0.009^*
Average cost (mean + SD, Thousand RMB)	13 ± 5.5	4.3 ± 3.1	2.352	< 0.001^#

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