Table 4 |
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Inference table calculated using the model developed in this study for all potential combinations of EIS and FNA result, selected subset. |
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EIS Level of Suspicion |
FNA Cytology |
Surgical Pathology Diagnosis |
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Benign |
Malignant |
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1-Definitely Benign |
Inadequate |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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2-Highly unlikely to be malignant |
Inadequate |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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3-Unlikely to be malignant |
Inadequate |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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4-Likely to be malignant |
Inadequate |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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5-Highly likely to be malignant |
Inadequate |
100.00% |
0.00% |
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1-Definitely Benign |
Indeterminate |
94.30% |
5.70% |
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2-Highly unlikely to be malignant |
Indeterminate |
87.80% |
12.20% |
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3-Unlikely to be malignant |
Indeterminate |
90.90% |
9.10% |
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4-Likely to be malignant |
Indeterminate |
41.30% |
58.70% |
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5-Highly likely to be malignant |
Indeterminate |
26.40% |
73.60% |
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1-Definitely Benign |
Negative |
98.90% |
1.10% |
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2-Highly unlikely to be malignant |
Negative |
97.60% |
2.40% |
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3-Unlikely to be malignant |
Negative |
98.20% |
1.80% |
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4-Likely to be malignant |
Negative |
79.70% |
20.30% |
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5-Highly likely to be malignant |
Negative |
66.70% |
33.30% |
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1-Definitely Benign |
Positive |
14.90% |
85.10% |
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2-Highly unlikely to be malignant |
Positive |
7.10% |
92.90% |
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3-Unlikely to be malignant |
Positive |
9.50% |
90.50% |
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4-Likely to be malignant |
Positive |
0.70% |
99.30% |
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5-Highly likely to be malignant |
Positive |
0.40% |
99.60% |
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Stojadinovic et al. BMC Surgery 2009 9:12 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-9-12 |
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