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. 2018 Apr 21;21(2):105–118. doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0297-2

Table 6.

Diagnostic performance of the in-training operators after the integration of S-detect in the assessment of BI-RADS 4a lesions

Operator Se Sp ROC area PLR NLR PPV NPV
5th year with limited experience 95.5% (84.5–99.4%) 75.0% (53.3–90.2%) 0.85 (0.76–0.95) 3.82 (1.90 7.66) 0.06 (0.02–0.24) 87.5% (74.8–95.3%) 90.0% (68.3–98.8%)
2nd year experienced 93.2% (81.3–98.6%) 79.2% (57.8–92.9%) 0.86 (0.77–0.95) 4.47 (2.04–9.80) 0.09 (0.03–0.26) 89.1% (76.4–96.4%) 86.4% (65.1–97.1%)
3rd year with limited experience 91.1% (78.8–97.5%) 70.8% (48.9–87.4%) 0.81 (0.71–0.91) 3.12 (1.66–5.87) 0.13 (0.05–0.33) 85.4% (72.2–93.9%) 81.0% (58.1–94.6%)
1st year experienced 97.7% (88.0–99.9%) 75.0% (53.3–90.2%) 0.86 (0.77–0.95) 3.91 (1.95–7.83) 0.03 (0.00–0.21) 87.8% (75.2–95.4%) 94.7% (74.0–99.9%)

PLR positive likelihood ratio, NLR negative likelihood ratio, ROC receiver operator curve, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value