Key result
A novel PET-CT score identifies malignant pleural effusions with ~91% specificity.
Why the study?
Previous PET-CT studies reported contradictory results for discriminating malignant from benign pleural effusions.
Does a PET-CT score accurately discriminate malignant from benign pleural effusions?
Cohort (n=274)
Does a PET-CT score accurately discriminate malignant from benign pleural effusions?
A novel PET-CT score provides high sensitivity and specificity for discriminating malignant from benign pleural effusions.
PET-CT score shows high diagnostic accuracy; supports cautious adoption in select cases while leaving open impact on management and need for outcome trials.
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Simó et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in pleural effusions (n=274). PET-CT score was evaluated on Diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion. A novel PET-CT score (>9 points) identified malignant pleural effusions with 87.9% sensitivity, 90.7% specificity, and a positive likelihood ratio of 7.81.
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