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. 2021 Feb 24;22(5):829–839. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2020.0955

Table 4. Comparison of CT and MRI Findings for Prediction of Visceral Pleural Surface Invasion, with Pathology as the Reference Standard.

Variables Accuracy (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) F-Score Kappa
Length of contact
 CT (cm)
  > 3 61 83 48 48 83 61 0.2667
  > 5 67 50 76 55 73 52 0.2667
 MRI (cm)
  > 3 67 100 48 52 100 69 0.3980
  > 5 64 50 71 50 71 50 0.2143
Angle of mass margin
 CT (°)
  > 90 61 100 38 48 100 65 0.3092
  > 180 67 17 95 67 67 27 0.1418
 MRI (°)
  > 90 61 100 38 48 100 65 0.3092
  > 180 67 17 95 67 67 27 0.1418
Arch distance-to-maximum tumor diameter ratio
 CT (> 0.9) 67 75 62 53 81 62 0.3388
 MRI (> 0.9) 61 67 57 47 75 55 0.2186
Interface
 MRI 91 83 95 91 91 87 0.8000

CT = computed tomography, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, NPV = negative predictive value, PPV = positive predictive value