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Table 4 Diagnostic accuracy of central and lateral LNM with CEUS in PTC patients with or without HT

From: Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the preoperative evaluation of lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study

 

Specificity, %

Sensitivity, %

PPV, %

NPV, %

Accuracy, %

HT patients

     

+ CLND (n = 231)

+LLND(n = 105)

45.45

52.63

46.60

66.67

34.45

53.73

58.04

52.63

45.89

53.33

Non-HT patients

     

+ CLND (n = 734)

+LLND(n = 302)

67.25

47.59

64.38

63.24

35.40

49.71

87.13

71.09

66.62

54.64

  1. CEUS, contrast-enhanced ultrasound; LNM, lymph node metastasis; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; CLND, central lymph node dissection; LLND, lateral lymph node dissection; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value
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