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. 2021 Sep 28;19:292. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02391-3

Table 2.

Accuracy of diagnostic methods for axillary status considering any positive node in the surgery

Method Clinical Ultrasound Ultrasound and FNAC
Sensitivity 0.41 (0.32, 0.51) 0.59 (0.50, 0.69) 0.40 (0.30, 0.49)
Specificity 0.86 (0.79, 0.91) 0.79 (0.71, 0.86) 0.97 (0.92, 0.99)
PPVa 0.72 (0.59, 0.82) 0.71 (0.61, 0.80) 0.92 (0.80, 0.98)
NPVb 0.63 (0.55, 0.70) 0.70 (0.62, 0.77) 0.65 (0.58, 0.72)
Diagnostic accuracy 0.65 (0.59, 0.71) 0.70 (0.64, 0.76) 0.70 (0.64, 0.76)

aPPV positive predictive value, bNPV negative predictive value