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PET LiteratureThe sensitivity and accuracy of PET and molecular imaging allow physicians to view the entire body in one scan, often rendering an earlier and more accurate diagnosis, allowing the physician and patient to make critical and timely decisions regarding the patient's care.
| Lung
Cancer Diagnosis |
Lung
Cancer Staging |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 96% | 67% | Sensitivity | 83% | 64% | |
| Specificity | 73% | n/a | Specificity | 91% | 74% | |
| Colorectal
Cancer Diagnosis/Staging |
Colorectal
Cancer Recurrence |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 85% | 34% | Sensitivity | 94% | 79% | |
| Specificity | 71% | 92% | Specificity | 87% | 73% | |
| Lymphoma Staging |
Lymphoma Recurrence |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 90% | 81% | Sensitivity | 87% | 92% | |
| Specificity | 93% | 69% | Specificity | 93% | 10% | |
| Head
and Neck Cancer Diagnosis |
Head
and Neck Cancer Staging |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 93% | 66% | Sensitivity | 87% | 62% | |
| Specificity | 70% | 56% | Specificity | 89% | 73% | |
| Gastroesophageal
Cancer Diagnosis |
Gastroesophageal
Cancer Staging |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 96% | 81% | Sensitivity | 73% | 50% | |
| Specificity | n/a | n/a | Specificity | 90% | 69% | |
| Cancer
of Unknown Primary Staging |
Melanoma
Staging |
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| PET | CT | PET | CT | |||
| Sensitivity | 82% | 33% | Sensitivity | 83% | 88% | |
| Specificity | 71% | 64% | Specificity | 91% | 75% | |
Source: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Supplement, Volume 42, Number 5, May 2001 and UCLA.
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