Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of pre-specified elastography cutoffs for all lesions in the dataset ($n=145$; BI-RADS 3, 4 and 5)

Elastography cutoff value${}^{\mathrm{a}}$	Sensitivity (95% CI)	Specificity (95% CI)	Predictive value
			Positive	Negative
36 kPa	68/77	52/68	68/84	52/61
	88.3%	76.5%	80.9%	85.%
	(79–94.5)	(64.6–85.9)	(70.9–88.7)	(73.8–93)
50 kPa	67/77	56/68	67/79	56/66
	87%	82.35%	85%	84.8%
	(77–94)	(71–90)	(75–91.9)	(73.9–92.5)
80 kPa	54/77	64/68	54/58	64/87
	70.12%	94%	93.1%	73.6%
	(58.6–80)	(85.8–98.4)	(83.3–98.1)	(63–82.4)

${}^{\mathrm{a}}$The test was considered positive when the cutoff value was exceeded