title: The diagnostic accuracy of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in patients with gynecological malignancies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of integrated positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) in patients with gynecological cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-three consecutive patients with gynecologic malignancies were included. The patients were referred to our tertiary center to undergo a PET/CT scan. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of PET/CT were compared with the conventional imaging assessments [CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US)].
  
  
  RESULTS
  All tested values were higher for PET/CT than those for the conventional modalities: sensitivity 0.97 vs. 0.40, specificity 0.94 vs. 0.65, PPV 0.97 vs. 0.70, and NPV 0.94 vs. 0.34, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PET/CT is a reliable modality for assessing the extent of disease in patients with gynecologic malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. grisaro@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grisaru
authors.forename: Benny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almog
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Ur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Metser
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Hedva
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lessing
authors.forename: Einat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Even-Sapir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18