TABLE 1

Sensitivity and Specificity of 18F-FDOPA and 18F-FDG, as Determined by Simple Visual Analysis

Histopathology or clinical follow-up
ComparisonPositiveNegative
18F-FDOPA positive224
18F-FDOPA negative13
18F-FDG positive144
18F-FDG negative93
  • For 18F-FDOPA, sensitivity was 96%, specificity was 43%, PPV was 85%, and NPV was 75%. For 18F-FDG, sensitivity was 61%, specificity was 43%, PPV was 78%, and NPV was 25%.