Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2019; 25(46): 6767-6780
Published online Dec 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i46.6767
Table 6 Diagnostic performance for lesions indicated for surgery or chemoradiotherapy by Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography alone and Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with magnifying endoscopy-narrow band imaging
FDG-PETFDG-PET + ME-NBIP value
Sensitivity78.3% (18/23)78.3% (18/23)1.00
Specificity81.4% (48/59)91.5% (54/59)0.12
PPV62.1% (18/29)78.3% (18/23)0.24
NPV90.6% (48/53)91.5% (54/59)0.86
Accuracy80.5% (66/82)87.8% (72/82)0.20

  • Citation: Toriyama K, Tajika M, Tanaka T, Ishihara M, Hirayama Y, Onishi S, Mizuno N, Kuwahara T, Okuno N, Matsumoto S, Sasaki E, Abe T, Yatabe Y, Hara K, Matsuo K, Tamaki T, Niwa Y. Clinical relevance of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging in decision-making regarding the treatment strategy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(46): 6767-6780
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