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. 2010 Jul 16;10:371. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-371

Table 1.

Correlation between ultrasound and FNAB

FNAB Total

M B, I, S
Ultrasound M 180 29 209
B, I, S 485 1359 1844

Total 665 1388 2053

Pearson chi-squared p-value Kappa coefficient p-value

306.775 < 0.0001 0.304 < 0.0001

Sensitivity 0.2707 Positive predictive value 0.8612
Specificity 0.9791 Negative predictive value 0.7370

B: benign, I: indeterminate, S: suspicious, M: malignant