Table 3. Diagnostic performance of all six approaches for assessing myometrial infiltration in those 74 cases with all information available.
| Variable | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive LR | Negative LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impression of examiner | 90.5 (71.1-97.3) | 84.3 (71.9-91.8) | 5.77 (3.01-11.06) | 0.11 (0.03-0.42) |
| Karlsson's criteria | 53.4 (32.4-71.6)* | 94.1 (84.1-97.8) | 8.90 (2.71-28.72) | 0.51 (0.32-0.80) |
| Endometrial thickness | 61.9 (40.9-79.2)† | 82.3 (69.7-90.4) | 3.51 (1.77-6.93) | 0.46 (0.26-0.81) |
| Tumor/uterine 3D ratio | 90.5 (71.1-97.3) | 25.1 (15.5-38.9)‡ | 1.21 (0.98-1.50) | 0.37 (0.09-1.51) |
| Tumor distance to serosa | 85.7 (65.4-95.0) | 43.1 (30.5-56.7)‡ | 1.51 (1.12-2.03) | 0.33 (0.11-0.99) |
| Van Holsbeke's subjective model | 90.5 (71.1-97.3) | 86.3 (74.3-93.2) | 6.59 (3.59-13.30) | 0.11 (0.03-0.41) |
Values are presented as number (95% confidence interval).
3D, three-dimensional; LR, likelihood ratio.
*p<0.05 when compared with other methods. †No statistically significant as compared with examiner's impression and subjective model, p=0.301. ‡p<0.05 when compared with other methods.