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Table 2 Performance of postSUVmax (at 4.4 cutpoint) and post CT or MRI in predicting immediate locoregional and/or systemic therapeutic failure

From: Predictive and prognostic value of PET/CT imaging post-chemoradiotherapy and clinical decision-making consequences in locally advanced head & neck squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective study

 

Post PET/CT

Post CT or MRI

 

Value (%)

95 % CI

Value (%)

95 % CI

Sensitivity

90.0

55.5–99.7

44.4

13.7–78.8

Specificity

83.8

72.9–91.6

89.4

79.4–95.6

NPV

98.3

90.8–100.0

92.2

82.7–97.4

PPV

45.0

23.1–68.5

36.4

10.9–69.2

  1. Abbreviations: postSUVmax maximum standardized uptake value in PET/CT after definitive CRT, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, CI confidence interval
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BMC Cancer

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