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. 2020 Oct;9(5):1478–1485. doi: 10.21037/gs-20-664

Table 2. The comparison of diagnostic preference for IMLN metastases.

Diagnostic criteria Accuracy, % Sensitivity, % Specificity, % PPV, % NPV, %
Long diameter ≥10.5 mm 68.3 62.9 90.7 96.6 37.1
Short diameter ≥4.5 mm 72.7 71.4 77.8 93.0 39.6
Joint structure type 75.9 74.1 83.3 94.9 43.7

IMLN, internal mammary lymph node; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.