TABLE 2

Operating Characteristics of PET with Qualitative Assessment of Pleural Thickening on CT

PET findingDiagnosisTotal
BenignMalignant
Negative12113
Positive11819
Total131932
  • Sensitivity = 0.95 (95% CI, 0.85–1.00); specificity = 0.92 (95% CI, 0.78–1.00); accuracy = 0.94 (95% CI, 0.85–1.00); positive predictive value = 0.95 (95% CI, 0.85–1.00); and negative predictive value = 0.92 (95% CI, 0.78–1.00).