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. 2011 Oct 12;14(1):43–52. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nor172

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for CSF cytology and FCI evaluation

Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
Cytology 65.3 (52.0–78.6) 100 (100–100) 100 (100–100) 60.5 (45.8–75.1)
FCI 75.5 (63.5–87.6) 96.1 (88.8–100) 97.4 (92.3–100) 67.6 (52.5–82.7)

Abbreviations: PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value. FCI, flow cytometry immunophenotyping.