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Table 3 Comparison of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of PET, mediastinoscopy (MES), EUS and EBUS for restaging the mediastinum in lung cancer

From: Direct nodal sampling by echoendoscopy in lung cancer: the clinician’s expectations

		n	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Accuracy (%)
PET [44]	8 trials	380	59	85
MES	3 trials	204	71	100	81
EUS [45, 46]	2 trials	58	70–75	96–100	86–92
EBUS [47, 48]	2 trials	185	67–76	86–100	77–80

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