Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity for ultrasound decision in relation to the histopathological results
From: The diagnostic value of ultrasonography in detection of different types of thyroid nodules
Ultrasound decision | Histopathology | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Accuracy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benign (n = 34) | Malignant (n = 16) | ||||||||
No. | % | No. | % | ||||||
Non-suspicious | 32 | 94.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 94.12 | 88.89 | 100.0 | 96.0 |
Suspicious | 2 | 5.9 | 16 | 100 | |||||
χ2(p) | 41.830a (< 0.001a) | ||||||||