Diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET in the identification of malignant pleural effusions
| Qualitative or visual PET readings | Semi-quantitative (SUV) PET readings | Qualitative or visual readings using PET systems | Qualitative readings using integrated PET-CT systems | Semi-quantitative (SUV) readings using integrated PET-CT systems | |
| Studies n | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Sensitivity % | 91 | 82 | 96 | 89 | 81 |
| Specificity % | 67 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 74 |
| Positive LR | 2.83 | 3.24 | 4.09 | 2.32 | 3.22 |
| Negative LR | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.26 |
FDG: fluorodeoxyglucose; PET: positron emission tomography; SUV: standardised uptake value; CT: computed tomography; LR: likelihood ratio. Data from [46].