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Table 2 Sensitivities and specificities of the tests when CT scan is positive

From: Optimal sequence of tests for the mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

 
 

Mean

CI

Mean

CI

Source

TBNA

78

[40.9, 98.5]2

99.5

[94.3, 100]2

[24]

PET

91

[86.7, 94.5]4

78

[71.9, 83.6]4

[56]

EBUS

92.5

[25.5, 100]2

99.5

[94.3, 100]2

[57]

EUS

90

[32.5, 100]2

99.5

[94.3, 100]2

[58]

MED

83

[39.9, 99.9]2

99.9

[100, 100]2

[24]

  1. Mean and 95 % CI values are given in percentages. Subindices denote the elicitation method (see Section “Elicitation of probabilities and utilities”)
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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