Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of PET-CT in post-RCT necks with histopathology defined as reference criterion in previously published studies [25,26,27,28,29]
Author (year) | Tumor site | Intervala (weeks) | Patients with ND | NPVb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brkovich (2006) [29] | various | 7–12 | (mean 8.95) | 19 | 91.7% |
Chang (2012) [25] | oropharyngeal | n.a.c | (median 12.6) | 20 | 85.7% |
Kim (2011) [26] | various | 8–28 | (n.a.c) | 39 | 92.0% |
Pellini (2014) [27] | oropharyngeal | 3–6 | (median 4) | 36 | 64.3% |
Rosko (2017) [28] | laryngeal | 6–26 | (median 13.3) | 46 | 76.7% |