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. 2022 Mar 16;14(3):129–141. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i3.129

Table 3.

Overall diagnostic accuracy for determining malignancy [% (95%CI)]


EUS alone (n = 47)
EUS + FNA/CE/ Cystoscopy (n = 28)
EUS + mFB (n = 36)
EUS + nCLE (n = 44)
EUS + nCLE + mFB (n = 26)
Sensitivity 7/7; 100.0% (59.3-100.0) 10/11; 90.9% (58.7-99.8) 7/8; 87.5% (47.3-99.7) 8/9; 88.8%; (51.8-99.7) 7/7; 100.0% (59.0-100.0)
Specificity 1/40; 2.5% (0.1-13.2) 8/17; 47.1% (22.9-72.3) 23/28; 82.1% (63.1-93.9) 30/35; 85.7% (69.7-95.2) 17/19; 89.4% (66.9-98.7)
PPV 7/46; 15.2% (6.3-28.9) 10/19; 52.6% (28.9-75.6) 7/12; 58.3% (27.7-84.8) 8/13; 61.5% (31.6-86.1) 7/9; 77.8% (40.0-97.1)
NPV 1/1; 100.0% (2.5-100.0) 8/9; 88.9% (51.8-99.7) 23/24; 95.8% (78.9-99.8) 30/31; 97% (83-100) 17/17; 100.0% (80.5-100.0)
PLR 1.03 (0.98-1.08) 1.72 (1.06-2.79) 4.90 (2.12-11.31) 6.22 (2.68-14.47) 9.50 (2.56-35.24)
NLR n/a 0.19 (0.03-1.34) 0.15 (0.02-0.96) 0.13 (0.02-0.83) n/a
Observed agreement 8/47 (17%); P = 0.672a 18/28 (64.3%); P = 0.049a 30/36 (83.3%); P < 0.001a 38/44 (86.4%); P < 0.001a 24/26 (92.3%); P < 0.001a
MCC + 0.06 + 0.40 + 0.61 + 0.66 + 0.83
AU-ROC 51.3%; P = 0.359b 69.0%; P = 0.02b 84.8%; P < 0.001b 87.3%; P < 0.001b 94.7%; P < 0.001b
a

Fisher's exact test for count data.

b

Mann–Whitney U test.

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; nCLE: Confocal laser endomicroscopy; mFB: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided through-the-needle direct intracystic micro forceps biopsy; PPV: Positive predictive value; NPV: Negative predictive value; PLR: Positive likelihood ratio; NLR: Negative likelihood ratio; MCC: Matthews correlation coefficient; AU-ROC: Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve; n/a: Not available.