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. 2020 Apr;8(7):495. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.211

Table 2. Diagnostic index of malignant ultrasound features.

Feature Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy PPV NPV
Micro-lobulated shape 61.7%±10.8% 82.3%±7.8% 72.9%±6.6% 74.6%±10.7% 71.8%±8.5%
Micro-calcifications 81.5%±8.7% 72.9%±9.0% 76.8%±6.2% 71.7%±9.3% 82.4%±8.3%
Petaloid shape 69.1%±10.2% 95.8%±4.0% 83.6%±5.5% 93.3%±6.5% 78.6%±7.5%
ES 4–5 63.0%±10.8% 77.1%±8.6% 70.6%±6.8% 70.0%±10.8% 71.2%±8.9%
SR >2.82 67.9%±10.4% 79.2%±8.3% 74.0%±6.5% 73.3%±10.2% 74.5%±8.6%

PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; ES, elastography score; SR, strain ratio.