From: FDG-PET parameters predicting mediastinal malignancy in lung cancer
SUV Cut-off | Tumor size | n | Mediastinal malignancyat EBUS | EBUS-NA Sensitivity | EBUS-NA NPV | Mediastinal malignancy at EUS-NA or mediastinoscopy | Mediastinal malignancy at systematic nodal dissection | |
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SUVmax mediastinum | ≤4 | ≤3 cm | 22 | 4 (18.2%) | 57.1% | 83.3% | 0 (0%) | 3 (13.6%) |
≤4 | >3 cm | 41 | 8 (19.5%) | 61.5% | 84.8% | 1 (2,4%) | 4 (9.7%) | |
>4 | all | 58 | 41 (70.7%) | 87.2% | 64.7% | 5 (8.6%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
\( \frac{\mathrm{SUVmax}\kern0.5em \mathrm{mediastinum}}{\mathrm{SUVmax}\kern0.62em \mathrm{tumor}} \) | ≤0.4 | ≤3 cm | 15 | 4 (26.7%) | 66.7% | 81.8% | 0 (0%) | 2 (13.3%) |
≤0.4 | >3 cm | 45 | 10 (22.2%) | 76.9% | 91.4% | 1 (2.2%) | 2 (2.2%) | |
>0.4 | all | 61 | 39 (63.9%) | 84.8% | 68.2% | 5 (8.2%) | 2 (3.3%) |