TABLE 5

Comparison of Single- and Dual–Time-Point 18F-FDG PET Results for Staging of Distant Metastasis Based on Patient-by-Patient Analysis

Number of patientsSensitivitySpecificityAccuracy
ParameterTPTNFPFN%95% CI (%)%95% CI (%)%95% CI (%)
Early imaging675236010059*48–7077*69–83
Delayed imaging675830010066*55–7681*74–87
RI SUV6786201009892–1009995–100
  • * P < 0.001 vs. RI SUV using McNemar test.

  • TP = true-positive; TN = true-negative; FP = false-positive; FN = false-negative.