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Table 4
Stylet slow-pull technique group.
| Diagnosis following stylet slow-pull tech nique |
Gold standard diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive for malignancy |
Negative for malignancy |
|
| Positive for malignancy | 45 | 2 |
| Negative for malignancy | 10 | 4 |
| Diagnostic accuracy, % (95%CI) | ||
| ▪ Sensitivity | 82 (68–90) | |
| ▪ Specificity | 67 (24–94) | |
| ▪ NPV | 29 (19 – 57) | |
| ▪ PPV | 96 (84 – 99) | |
NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value
