TABLE 2.

Diagnostic Values for CU, MIBI Scintigraphy, CU + MIBI Scintigraphy, and 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT (n = 288)

Imaging methodTPFPTNFNAccuracySensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
18F-fluorocholine PET/CT1484130198% (96%–99%)99.3% (97%–100%)97.0% (95%–99%)97.4% (94%–99%)99.2% (96%–100%)
CU11281263784% (78%–89%)75.2% (68%–82%)94.0% (90%–98%)93.3% (89%–98%)77.3% (71%–84%)
P<0.0001<0.00010.25
MIBI scintigraphy9731315281% (75%–85%)65.1% (57%–72%)97.8% (95%–100%)97.0% (94%–100%)71.6% (65%–78%)
P<0.0001<0.00010.47
CU + MIBI scintigraphy134101241591% (86%–95%)89.9% (85%–94%)92.5% (88%–97%)93.1% (89%–97%)89.2% (84%–94%)
P<0.00010.00090.09
  • TP = true-positive; FP = false-positive; TN = true-negative; FN = false-negative; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value.

  • Data in parentheses are 95% CIs.