Table 3.
Efficacy of nCLE in diagnosis of different PCLs
| Type | n | SN (%) | SP (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | AC (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCA | 38 | 89.5 | 100 | 100 | 95.5 | 96.7 |
| MCN | 15 | 86.7 | 98.1 | 86.7 | 98.1 | 94.3 |
| IPMN | 31 | 96.7 | 100 | 100 | 98.9 | 99.2 |
| Overall | 122 | 94.3 | 98.1 | 100 | 94.3 | 96.7 |
SN: Sensitivity; SP: Specificity, PPN: Positive predictive value; NPV: Negative predictive value; AC: Accuracy; MCN: Mucinous cystic neoplasm; IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; nCLE: needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy; PCLs: Pancreatic cystic lesions.