Table 1: Studies that compared PET-CT and CT-TAP in the detection of metastatic disease in breast cancer patients

Author Year Journal n Patients group Results: PET-CT (%) Results:CT-TAP (%)
Piperkova 2007 ClinNuc Med 49 Initial staging, re-staging post-surgery,
evaluating treatment response
Sensitivity 97.8
Specificity 93.5
Sensitivity 87.6
Specificity 42.0
Piccardo 2012 Eur J Radiol 39 Stage I-IV Sensitivity 91
Specificity 91
Sensitivity 77
Specificity 93
Segaert 2010 Breast J 70 Stage IIB and III Sensitivity 96 Sensitivity 86
Total 158