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. 2016 Apr;8(4):646–655. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.01

Table 3. Accuracy of CT diagnosis.

CT features Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy Kappa value
Infiltration of surrounding fat 92.5% (62/67) 49.3% (35/71) 63.3% (62/98) 87.5% (35/40) 70.3% (97/138) 0.413
Invasion of mediastinal pleura 94.1% (32/34) 56.7% (59/104) 41.6% (32/77) 96.7% (59/61) 65.9% (91/138) 0.357
Invasion of the lung 92.0% (23/25) 76.2% (99/113) 62.2% (23/37) 98.0% (99/101) 88.4% (122/138) 0.671
Invasion of pericardium 69.0% (20/29) 88.1% (96/109) 60.6% (20/33) 91.4% (96/105) 84.1% (116/138) 0.543
Invasion of the great vessels 85.7% (18/21) 97.3% (110/117) 72.0% (18/25) 97.3% (110/113) 92.8% (128/138) 0.74
Invasion of the phrenic nerve 76.9% (10/13) 95.2% (119/125) 62.5% (10/16) 97.5% (119/122) 93.5% (129/138) 0.654
Presence of pleural effusion 50.0% (3/6) 95.7% (127/132) 37.5% (3/8) 97.7% (127/130) 94.2% (130/138) 0.138
Pleura and/or pulmonary metastases 62.5% (5/8) 100% (130/130) 100% (5/5) 0 (0/130) 97.8% (135/138) None
Mediastinal lymph node enlargement 20.0% (1/5) 99.2% (132/133) 50.0% (1/2) 97.1% (132/136) 96.4% (134/138) 0.271