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. 2012 Mar 14;22(8):1717–1723. doi: 10.1007/s00330-012-2409-2

Table 5.

BI-RADS categories and PPV by screening unit

Screening unit Screening examination n (%) Positive examination n (%) BI-RADS 0 n (%) TP (PPV) BI-RADS 4 n (%) TP (PPV) BI-RADS 5 n (%) TP (PPV) FN n Programme sensitivity % (95 % CI) Specificity % (95 % CI)
1 28,138 476 (30.1) 127 (26.7) 16 (12.6) 297 (62.4) 88 (29.6) 52 (10.9) 48 (92.3) 70 68 (62-74) 99 (99-99)
2 18,758 308 (20.0) 186 (60.4) 20 (10.8) 94 (30.5) 34 (36.2) 28 ( 9.1) 27 (96.4) 50 62 (54-70) 99 (99-99)
3 1,8758 257 (16.6) 137 (53.3) 27 (19.7) 85 (33.1) 43 (50.6) 35 (13.6) 33 (94.3) 58 64 (56-71) 99 (99-99)
4 28,138 504 (32.6) 361 (71.6) 51 (14.1) 102 (20.2) 61 (59.8) 41 (8.1) 37 (90.2) 75 66 (60-72) 99 (99-99)
Total 93,793 1,545 (100) 811 (52.5) 114 (14.1) 578 (37.4) 226 (39.1) 156 (10.1) 145 (92.9) 253 66 (63-96) 99 (99-99)

TP true positive screening examination, FN false negative screening examination