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

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 of18F FDG PET or PET/CT for the prediction of OLNM in NSCLC patients. The DOR was low and the likelihood ratio scatter-gram indicated that18F FDG PET or PET/CT might not be useful for the prediction of OLNM in NSCLC patients and not for its exclusion.Oncology (Source: Oncology)