TABLE 3

Overall Performance of Cutoff Values of 3 Parameters Derived from 18F-FDG Uptake by GPs

VariableSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVAccuracyAUC
Visual 18F-FDG uptake80%80%73%86%80%0.800
SUVgp (cutoff value, 2.1 g/mL)80%77%70%85%78%0.772
GP/L ratio (cutoff value, 1.14)85%87%81%90%86%0.822
  • AUC = area under curves by receiver-operating-characteristic analyses.