[Table/Fig-6]:
Comparison with studies by other authors.
| Authors | Year | No. of cases/ Core needle biopsies | Period of study | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Diagnostic Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minkowitz S et al., [7] | 1986 | 158 | Jan 1980 – Nov 1984 | 94 | 100 | - | - | - |
| Woodcock NP et al., [6] | 1998 | 187 | Apr 1994– Jun 1996 | 88.7 | 100 | - | - | - |
| Gukas ID et al., [8] | 2000 | 112 | - | 88.9 | 96.8 | - | - | 93.5 |
| Homesh NA et al., [9] | 2005 | 296 | May 1998- May 2002 | 92.3 | 94.8 | 100 | 100 | 93.4 |
| AA Barra et al., [10] | 2007 | 264 | Aug 1997 – Aug 2002 | 88.3 | 95.2 | 100 | 74.1 | - |
| Kulkarni D et al., [11] | 2009 | 819 | 5 years | 97.7 | 94.2 | 93.1 | 98.1 | 95.5 |
| Lacambra MD et al., [12] | 2012 | 285 | - | 96 | 99 | 99 | 94 | - |
| Rikabi A and Husain S [3] | 2013 | 275 | Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 | 95.1 | 100 | 100 | 97.2 | 98.2 |
| Moschetta M et al., [13] | 2014 | 190 | Sep 2011 – May 2013 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 |
| Present study | 2016 | 892 | Jan 2013 – Jun 2016 | 97.27 | 100 | 100 | 85.52 | 97.64 |