Lesion type | Examination | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Accuracy |
Extraskeletal lesions | 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT | 92.9 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 76.5 |
Whole-body MRI | 92.9 | 33.3 | 86.7 | 50.0 | 82.4 | |
18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 82.4 | NA | 82.4 | |
Skeletal lesions | 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT | 96.2*† | 33.3 | 93.7 | 50.0 | 89.8‡§ |
Whole-body MRI | 81.4 | 22.2 | 89.1 | 13.3 | 74.7 | |
Bone scintigraphy | 64.6 | 77.8 | 96.2 | 20.0 | 65.9 | |
Bone scintigraphy + whole-body MRI | 91.4 | 22.2 | 90.1 | 25.0 | 83.5 | |
18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 89.8 | NA | 89.8 | |
Osteolytic lesions | 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | NA | 83.3 |
Whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | NA | 83.3 | |
Bone scintigraphy | 80.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 83.3 | |
Bone scintigraphy + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | NA | 83.3 | |
18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | NA | 83.3 | |
Osteoblastic lesions | 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT | 95.9*†|| | 37.5 | 93.4 | 50.0 | 90.2§¶ |
Whole-body MRI | 80.0 | 25.0 | 89.7 | 13.3 | 74.0 | |
Bone scintigraphy | 63.5 | 75.0 | 95.9 | 18.2 | 64.6 | |
Bone scintigraphy + whole-body MRI | 90.8 | 25.0 | 90.8 | 25.0 | 83.6 | |
18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 90.2 | NA | 90.2 | |
Total lesions | 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT | 95.7# | 25.0 | 90.8 | 42.9 | 87.6** |
Whole-body MRI | 83.3 | 25.0 | 88.6 | 17.6 | 76.0 | |
Bone scintigraphy + whole-body MRI | 91.6 | 25.0 | 89.5 | 30.0 | 83.3 | |
18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT + whole-body MRI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 87.5 | NA | 87.5 |
NA = not applicable. 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT showed significantly higher sensitivity (*P < 0.001,#P < 0.002) and accuracy (‡P < 0.02, **P < 0.02, ¶P < 0.05) than whole-body MRI. 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT showed higher sensitivity (†P < 0.001) and accuracy (§P < 0.001) than bone scintigraphy. 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT showed lower sensitivity than combination of 18F−/18F-FDG PET/CT and whole-body MRI (||P = 0.01).