Results of iPET Interpretation Using Different Definitions of iPET+
Definition of iPET+ | Patients (n) | TN/FN/TP/FP (n) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | NPV (%) | PPV (%) | Accuracy (%) | iPET− 3-y PFS (%) | iPET+ 3-y PFS (%) | P (log-rank) |
Visual | ||||||||||
5-PS = 3–5 | 145 (100%) | 51/6/35/53 | 85.4 | 49.0 | 89.5 | 39.8 | 59.3 | 91.3 | 60.26 | <0.001 |
5-PS = 4–5 | 145 (100%) | 82/10/31/22 | 75.6 | 78.8 | 89.1 | 58.5 | 77.9 | 90.2 | 41.6 | <0.001 |
5-PS = 5 | 145 (100%) | 101/23/18/3 | 43.9 | 97.1 | 81.5 | 85.7 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 14.4 | <0.001 |
Semiquantitative | ||||||||||
ΔSUVmax < 76.4% | 145 (100%) | 83/16/25/21 | 61.0 | 79.8 | 83.8 | 54.3 | 74.5 | 84.9 | 45.6 | <0.001 |
ΔSUVmax < 66% | 145 (100%) | 99/25/16/5 | 39.0 | 95.2 | 79.8 | 76.2 | 79.3 | 80.6 | 23.9 | <0.001 |
ΔSUVmax < 48.9%* | 145 (100%) | 104/31/10/0 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 77.7 | 0 | <0.001 |
Combined† | ||||||||||
5-PS = 4–5; ΔSUVmax < 66% | 107 (73.8%) | 80/9/15/3 | 62.5 | 96.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | 88.8 | 91.0 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
5-PS = 4–5; ΔSUVmax < 48.9% | 102 (70.3%) | 82/10/10/0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 89.1 | 100.0 | 90.2 | 90.2 | 0 | <0.001 |