Table 8.
Measures of accuracy of CNB techniques
| Measures of accuracy | Palpation-guided CNB | Ultrasound-guided CNB | ||
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| % | N | % | N | |
| Sensitivity | 92.9 | 14 | 100 | 15 |
| Specificity | 100 | 23 | 100 | 31 |
| P = 0.483 | ||||
| PPV | 100 | 13 | 100 | 15 |
| NPV | 95.7 | 23 | 100 | 31 |
| P = 0.463 | ||||
| FPR | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| FNR | 4.2 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| P = 0.463 | ||||
| LR | 40.9 | 58.1 | ||
FPR = false positive rate, FNR = false negative rate, LR = likelihood ratio, NPV = negative predictive value, PPV = positive predictive value