Table 2

Ranges of sensitivity and specificity for staging, using computed tomography, reported in the included articles

Category Sensitivity range (%) Specificity range (%)
Gastro-oesophageal carcinoma staging (n=5)40.0–80.014.3–97.1
Lymph node staging of gastro-oesophageal carcinomas (n=7)40.0–79.325.0–66.7