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Table 3 The net benefit and the proportion of unnecessary biopsies reduced for PSAD, mpMRI, and the model in cohort 2

From: Developing a predictive model for clinically significant prostate cancer by combining age, PSA density, and mpMRI

Risk threshold, %

Net benefit

Avoided biopsies

All biopsies

PSAD

MRI

Model

PSAD

MRI

Model

10

0.412

0.412

0.413

0.405

0

0.45%

−6.75%

20

0.339

0.369

0.382

0.394

12.04%

17.32%

22.12%

30

0.245

0.313

0.342

0.381

16.03%

22.91%

31.73%

40

0.119

0.239

0.290

0.362

18.03%

25.37%

36.54%