Table 5 Diagnostic performances of the SUV parameters at 18F-Alfatide PET/CT in patients with SCC.

From: A Pilot Study of 18F-Alfatide PET/CT Imaging for Detecting Lymph Node Metastases in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

SCC

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

Visual

100.0

47.8–100

93.3

83.8–98.2

55.6

21.2–86.3

100.0

93.6–100

93.9

85.0–98.3

SUVmax

100.0

47.8–100

96.7

88.5–99.6

71.4

29.0–96.3

100.0

93.8–100

96.9

89.3–99.6

SUVmean

100.0

47.8–100

85.0

73.4–92.9

35.7

12.8–64.9

100.0

93.0–100

86.2

75.3–93.5

SUVLN/PT

60.0

4.6–94.7

91.7

81.6–97.2

37.5

8.5–75.5

96.5

87.9–99.6

89.2

79.1–95.6

SUVLN/MBP

100.0

47.8–100

96.7

88.5–99.6

71.4

29.0–96.3

100.0

93.8–100

96.9

89.3–99.6

SUVLN/M

100.0

47.8–100

96.7

88.5–99.6

71.4

29.0–96.3

100.0

93.8–100

96.9

89.3–99.6

  1. SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SUV, standardized uptake value; LN, lymph node; MBPS, mediastinal blood pool; M, muscle; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CI, confidence interval.