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. 2022 Sep 5;14(17):4337. doi: 10.3390/cancers14174337

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance of CESM enhancements and the corresponding histological result (benign vs. any malignancy) as the gold standard.

Enhancements SE [95% CI] SP [95% CI] PPV [95% CI] NPV [95% CI] DA [95% CI]
Intensity 196/249 = 78.7% [73.6–83.8%] 116/128 = 90.6% [85.6–95.7%] 196/208 = 94.2% [91.1–97.4%] 116/169 = 68.6% [61.6–75.6%] 312/377 = 82.8% [79.0–86.6%]
Margin morphology 220/249 = 88.4% [84.4–92.3%] 115/128 = 89.8% [84.6–95.1%] 220/233 = 94.4% [91.5–97.4%] 115/144 = 79.9% [73.3–86.4%] 335/377 = 88.9% [85.7–92.0%]
Pattern 207/249 = 83.1% [78.5–87.8%] 121/128 = 94.5% [90.6–98.5%] 207/214 = 96.7% [94.4–99.1%] 121/163 = 74.2% [67.5–81.0%] 328/377 = 87.0% [83.6–90.4%]
Ground glass 203/249 = 81.5% [76.7–86.4%] 117/128 = 91.4% [86.6–96.3%] 203/214 = 94.9% [91.9–97.8%] 117/163 = 71.8% [64.9–78.7%] 320/377 = 84.9% [81.3–88.5%]
Enhancement score ≥ 2 230/249 = 92.4% [89.1–95.7%] 115/128 = 89.8% [84.6–95.1%] 230/243 = 94.7% [91.8–97.5%] 115/134 = 85.8% [79.9–91.7%] 345/377 = 91.5% [88.7–94.3%]

SE: sensitivity; SP: specificity; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; DA: diagnostic accuracy.