Accuracy of FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of solitary pulmonary lesions - own experience.

CONCLUSIONS: In the present study, PET-CT appeared to have high sensitivity (95%), but lower specificity (88%) for predicting the malignant character of solitary pulmonary lesions. Overall diagnostic value of PET-CT SUVmax > 2.5 was high - PPV was 88.4%, NPV was 94.8%. In the authors' opinion, the PET-CT value may increase when clinical data as well as other radiological documentation (with retrospective assessment) are taken into consideration.
PMID: 24793147 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - May 10, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Opoka L, Kunikowska J, Podgajny Z, Szołkowska M, Błasińska-Przerwa K, Burakowska B, Oniszh K, Rudziński P, Bestry I, Roszkowski-Śliż K Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research