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. 2020 Jul 17;15(1):E11–E16. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6712

Table 2.

Performance metrics comparing mpMRI and micro-ultrasound

A. For detection of GG ≥2 PCa (39% of cases)

Modality Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
 mpMRI 90% (371/411) 22% (136/629) 43% (371/864) 77% (136/176)
 Micro-ultrasound 94% (386/411) 22% (138/629) 44% (386/877) 85% (138/163)
 p (non-inferiority) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 p (superior) 0.03 0.45 0.32 0.04

B. For GG ≥3 (19% of cases)

Modality Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV

 mpMRI 94% (145/154) 17% (112/642) 21% (145/675) 93% (112/121)
 Micro-ultrasound 93% (144/154) 21% (136/642) 22% (144/657) 93% (136/146)
 p (non-inferiority) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 p (superior) 0.59 0.06 0.43 0.41

C. PPV by PI-RADS and PRI-MUS score

3 4 5 Unknown 4 or 5

 MRI PI-RADS 14% 38% 62% 49% 40%
 US PRI-MUS 19% 39% 61% 46% 42%

GG: Gleason grade; mpMRI: multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging; NPV: negative predictive value; PCa: prostate cancer; PI-RADS: Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System; PRI-MUS: Prostate Risk Identification using Micro-ultrasound; PPV: positive predictive value; US: ultrasound.