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Table 7 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy of PET/CT and BMB

From: PET/CT and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in evaluating bone marrow in lymphoma

  

Sensitivity 95% CI

Specificity 95% CI

PPV 95% CI

NPV 95% CI

Accuracy 95% CI

Whole study

PETCT

95.6 (89.3-100)

98 (95.2-100)

95.6 (89.3-100)

98 (95.2-100)

97.2 (94.5-99.9)

BMB

46.7 (31.5-61.8)

100

100

80.6 (73.6-87.7)

83.4 (77.3-89.6)

HD

PETCT

94.1 (81.6-100)

97.2 (93.2-100)

88.9 (72.8-100)

98.6 (95.7-100)

96.6 (92.7-100)

BMB

35.3 (10-60.6)

100

100

86.6 (79.1-94.1)

87.5 (80.5-94.5)

NHL

PETCT

96.4 (89.1-100)

100

100

96.7 (89.8-100)

98.2 (94.7-100)

BMB

53.6 (33.9-73.3)

100

100

69.0 (54.5-83.6)

77.2 (66.0-88.4)

Nodular sclerosis

PETCT

88.9 (63.3-100)

95 (87.9-100)

80 (49.8-100)

97.4 (92.2-100)

93.9 (86.9-100)

BMB

33.3 (0.0-71.8)

100

100

87.0 (76.8-97.1)

87.8 (78.2-97.3)

Mixed cellularity

PETCT

100

100

100

100

100

BMB

42.9 (0.0-92.3)

100

100

82.6 (65.8-99.4)

84.6 (69.8-99.5)

DLBCL

PETCT

100

100

100

100

100

BMB

53.3 (24.7-81.9)

100

100

63.2 (39.3-87.0)

74.1 (56.4-91.7)