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Metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: mediastinal staging in the 1990s--meta-analytic comparison of PET and CT.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10551237     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To meta-analytically compare 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) for the demonstration of mediastinal nodal metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: English-language reports on the diagnostic performance of PET (14 studies, 514 patients) and/or CT (29 studies, 2,226 patients) for demonstration of mediastinal nodal metastases from NSCLC were selected by using the MEDLINE database. In eligible studies, an objective diagnostic standard was used, data were presented to allow recalculation of contingency tables, and established diagnostic criteria were used for abnormal test results. Summary receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated. RESULTS: Pooled point estimates of diagnostic performance and summary ROC curves indicated that PET was significantly more accurate than CT for demonstration of nodal metastases (P < .001). Mean sensitivity and specificity (+/- 95% CI) were 0.79 +/- 0.03 and 0.91 +/- 0.02, respectively, for PET and 0.60 +/- 0.02 and 0.77 +/- 0.02, respectively, for CT. The log odds ratios were 1.79 (95% CI: 1.49, 2.09) for CT and 3.77 (95% CI: 2.77, 4.77) for PET (P < .001). Subgroup analyses did not alter findings. CONCLUSION: PET is superior to CT for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer, independent of performance index or clinical context of PET imaging.
Authors:
B A Dwamena; S S Sonnad; J O Angobaldo; R L Wahl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Meta-Analysis    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  213     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  1999 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-12-07     Completed Date:  1999-12-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  530-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0028, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / radiography*,  radionuclide imaging*,  secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology,  radiography*,  radionuclide imaging*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Mediastinum
Neoplasm Staging
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, Emission-Computed*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

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