TABLE 2

18F-FDG PET Results for 37 NPC Patients for Whom MRI Showed Questionable Findings for Residual or Recurrent Disease

SiteTPTNFPFNSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)Accuracy (%)
Primary11196191.6(61.5–99.8)76.0 (54.9–90.6)64.7 (38.3–85.8)95.0(75.1–99.9)81.1 (64.8–92.0)
Regional node9243190.0(55.5–99.8)88.9 (70.8–97.7)75.0 (42.8–94.5)96.0(79.7–99.9)89.2 (74.6–97.0)
Distant5293010090.6 (75.0–98.0)62.5 (24.5–91.5)10091.9 (78.1–98.3)
Overall17108289.5(66.9–98.7)55.6 (30.8–78.5)68.0 (46.5–78.5)83.3(51.6–98.0)72.9 (55.9–86.2)
  • TP = true positive; TN = true negative; FP = false positive; FN = false negative; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value.

    Ranges in parentheses are 95% CIs.