TABLE 2

Patient- and Lesion-Based Analysis of CT or MRI, SRS, and MIBG of Head and Neck Paraganglioma in 29 Patients

AnalysisCT or MRISRSMIBG
Patient-based
 Positive patients (n)27*27*13
 Sensitivity (%)939344
 95% CI (%)77–9877–9823–61
 Lesions (n)
  Mean1.071.170.52
  Range0–30–30–3
Lesion-based
 Positive lesions (n)31†34†15
 Sensitivity (%)828942
 95% CI (%)65–9275–9726–59

  • ↵* SRS and CT were significantly better than MIBG (P < 0.001).

  • ↵† SRS and CT were better than MIBG (P = 0.001).

  • All sensitivities are based on comparison with composite reference standard.