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Table 5
Standard suction technique group.
| Diagnosis following standard suction technique |
Gold standard diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive for malignancy |
Negative for malignancy |
|
| Positive for malignancy | 38 | 1 |
| Negative for malignancy | 17 | 4 |
| Diagnostic accuracy, % (95%CI) | ||
| ▪ Sensitivity | 69 (55– 80) | |
| ▪ Specificity | 80 (29–98) | |
| ▪ NPV | 19 (6– 42) | |
| ▪ PPV | 97 (84 – 99) | |
NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value
