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. 2019 Jun;7(6):523–532. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30090-6

Table 2.

Per-patient sensitivity and specificity for metastatic disease

Patients with metastatic disease* Sensitivity
Patients without metastatic disease* Specificity
WB-MRI staging pathway Standard staging pathway Difference p value WB-MRI staging pathway Standard staging pathway Difference p value
Diagnostic accuracy 52 50% (37 to 63) 54% (41 to 67) −4% (−15 to 7) p=0·73 135 93% (88 to 96) 95% (91 to 98) −2% (−7 to 2) p=0·45
Equivocal lesions considered negative 52 48% (35 to 61) 46% (33 to 59) 2% (−11 to 14) .. 135 94% (89 to 97) 97% (93 to 99) −3% (−6 to 1) ..

Data are n or % (95% CI).

*

Patients by consensus reference standard.

WB-MRI plus additional generated tests.