Lung Cancer: Likelihood Ratios

Introduction: None written.

The likelihood ratios of findings for Lung Cancer are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Good Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios

3.3

0.1

Sensitivity and specificity based on the known presence of a small nodule.

Small study

Study: [Value of [18F]-FDG-PET/CT as a predictor of cancer in solitary pulmonary nodule]

Martins Rde C, Almeida SA, Siciliano AA, Landesmann MC, Silva FB, Franco CA,

Fonseca LM.

PMID: 18695792 [PubMed - in process]

Good Positive Likelihood Ratio

4.1

0.7

phalangeal depth ratio in excess of 1

Study: JAMA. 2001;286:341-347. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/286/3/341

Findings With Unspecified Accuracy

No accuracy specified.

Study: no study specified.

No accuracy specified.

Study: no study specified.