EBRO 2017

FDG-PET vs. CT, MRI and Ultrasound for staging of the neck - Meta-analysis

Diagnostic methods

Sensitivity

Specificity

compared

CT

74% (61-83) 82% (72-89) 78% (54-92) 78% (64-87) 66% (44-82) 73% (58-84) 42% (10-97) 45% (27-64)

76% (68-83) 86% (78-91) 80% (67-88) 85% (79-90) 76% (53-90) 89% (84-93) 96% (76-99) 88% (76-95)

PET

MRI PET

CT+MRI

PET

Ultrasound FNA

PET

Kyzas et al. J Natl Cancer Inst 2008