Diagnostic value of the combination of DAPK methylation in urinary sediment and B ultrasound for recurrent urinary bladder cancer

Table 1 Identification of recurrent UBC by B ultrasound in the bladder, DAPK methylation in urinary sediment, and observation in exfoliated cells in urine

	Cystoscopy	B ultrasound in the bladder		DAPK methylation in urinary sediment		Exfoliated cells in urine		Combination of DAPK methylation and B ultrasound in bladder
	Cystoscopy	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Positive	70	50	20	53	17	27	43	65	5
Negative	836	5	831	65	771	0	836	70	766
Total	906	55	851	118	788	27	879	135	771

Combination of DAPK methylation and B ultrasound in the bladder, either of the inspection results being positive shall be considered as positive for combination inspection and both of the two inspections being negative shall be considered as negative for combination inspection; UBC, urinary bladder cancer

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