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Table 4 Summarize of the diagnostic accuracy data for seven studies

From: Accuracy of CEUS-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer: a study review and meta-analysis

Author, publication year

CEUS successful patients

Method of axillary preoperative assess

The proportion of patients ≥ T2 or mean T

CE-SLN (+) patients(TP)

CE-SLN (−)/nonCE-SLN (+) patients (FN)

CE-SLN (−)/nonCE-SLN(−) patients (TN)

Accuracy (%)

Kenzo, 2017

98

US or MRI no suspicious LN, or FNA proved negative

22%

25

0

73

100

Tomohiro, 2019

50

US or MRI no suspicious LN, or FNA proved negative

30%

9

0

41

100

Xie, 2015

98

FNA proved LN negative

19.8%

33

0

65

100

Zhong, 2018

126

US or MRI no suspicious LN, or FNA proved negative

42.9%

37

3

86

97.6

Kenzo, 2019

75

US or MRI no suspicious LN

42.7%

14

0

61

100

Omoto, 2009

14

US no suspicious LN

15%

2

0

12

100

Sever, 2011

71

US no suspicious LN

Mean T = 14 mm

14

0

57

100

  1. US ultrasonography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, LN lymph node, TP true positive, TN true negative, FN false negative