Predictive Value of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography or Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Assessment of Occult Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

CONCLUSION: The current meta-analysis showed a moderate sensitivity and specificity of 18F FDG PET or PET/CT for the prediction of OLNM in NSCLC patients. The DOR was low and the likelihood ratio scatter-gram indicated that 18F FDG PET or PET/CT might not be useful for the prediction of OLNM in NSCLC patients and not for its exclusion. PMID: 32980838 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Oncology Source Type: research