Test Performance of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography for Mediastinal Staging in Patients with Non–Small-Cell
Lung Cancer

Figure 3. Error bars represent 95% CIs. Five studies reported results by using both the patient and lymph nodes or lymph node
stations as the units of analysis; these 5 studies are listed twice .
Individual study estimates of sensitivity and 1 − specificity of positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose for
identifying mediastinal metastasis.(70, 73-75, 96)
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Ann Intern Med
December 2, 2003
vol. 139
no. 11
879-892