TABLE 2

Efficacy of 99mTc-Octreotide for Detection of Primary Lesion and Lymph Node Involvement Compared with 18F-FDG

18F-FDG DHC99mTc-Octreotide
Lesion locationSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)
Primary lesion100 (31–31)46.1 (6–13)83.8 (31–38)100 (6–6)100 (31–31)75.7 (9–13)90.1 (31–35)100 (9–9)
Metastatic hilar or mediastinal LN100 (20–20)100 (11–11)100 (20–20)100 (11–11)35 (7–20)100 (7–7)100 (7–7)46 (11–24)
  • LN = lymph node.

  • Data are expressed as percentage, with range in parentheses.