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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec;114(6):1189–1196. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c15064

Table 4.

Detection and False-Positive Rate for Standard Screening Policies and With Risk Modified by Genetic Sonogram Result

Policy* Standard
After Sonogram
Detection Rate False-Positive Rate Detection Rate False-Positive Rate
Combined 88 8.7 95 6.2
Quadruple 86 12 93 7.4
Integrated 93 7.1 98 5.2
Stepwise 97 7.2 98 5.6
Contingent 95 6.6 97 5.0
Stepwise sonogram 95 6.2
Contingent sonogram 93 5.8

Data are %.

*

Cutoff based on midtrimester risk: 1 in 270 for final results, 1 in 30 and 1 in 1,500 for the first-stage high and low cutoffs in contingent and stepwise policies.

Not interpreting the test until the sonogram is complete.

Replacing the second-stage quadruple markers with the sonogram.