Table 4.

Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of the 2 needles for the diagnosis of malignancy

	Sensitivity	Specificity	Diagnostic accuracy
All lesions1
AN	91.5%	71.4%	88.9%
PC	95.4%	85.7%	94.1%
Pancreatic mass2
AN	88.5%	100.0%	89.2%
PC	93.8%	100.0%	94.1%
Lymph nodes3
AN	100.0%	60.0%	84.6%
PC	100.0%	80.0%	92.3%

¹Evaluable cases; AN: 54/56, PC: 51/56;

²Evaluable cases; AN: 37/38, PC: 34/38;

³Evaluable cases; both needles: 13/13. AN: Aspiration needle; PC: ProCore needle.