Radiobiology 2016

Potential added-value of PET for TV selection

Comparison between CT and FDG-PET for nodal staging.

Site

Sensitivity

Specif icity

CT

FDG-PET

CT

FDG-PET

?

Head and neck cancer

36-86%

50-96%

56-100% 88-100%

NSC lung cancer

45%

80-90%

85%

85-100%

57-73% 1

83-100% 1

Cervix carcinoma

75-91%

92-100%

Esophageal cancer

11-87%

30-78%

28-99%

86-98%

1 CT or MRI

ESTRO

Grégoire, 2004