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Table 3 Performance of CADs and radiologist in evaluation of malignant thyroid nodules

From: A computer-aided diagnosing system in the evaluation of thyroid nodules—experience in a specialized thyroid center

 

CADs

Radiologist

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

NPV (%)

PPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

NPV (%)

PPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

All

90.5

41.2

79.5

63.2

67.2

81.1

83.5

79.8

84.6

82.2

PTC

90.1

41.7

73.5

70.1

70.9

83.5

80.0

76.2

86.4

82.1

FTC

100.0

41.2

100.0

7.4

43.8

25.0

83.5

95.9

6.7

60.9

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