Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2015; 21(13): 4014-4019
Published online Apr 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.4014
Table 1 Analysis of the diagnostic validity of the Mode 1 histogram measure in the differentiation of pancreatic masses
Malignant pancreatic tumor
YesNo
Mode 1
Indicative < 86True positiveFalse positivePositive predictive value
58/5850/9154% (50%-54%)
Non indicative ≥ 86False negativeTrue negativeNegative predictive value
0/5841/91100% (90%-100%)
SensitivitySpecificity
100% (93%-100%)45% (41%-45%)
Table 2 Analysis of the diagnostic validity of the new combined histogram measure (Mode2/Mode1) in classifying malignancies
Malignant pancreatic tumor
YesNo
Mode 2/Mode 1
Indicative ≥ 1.153True positiveFalse positivePositive predictive value
57/5846/9192% (87%-92%)
Non indicative < 1.153False negativeTrue negativeNegative predictive value
1/5845/91100% (96%-100%)
SensitivitySpecificity
98% (91%-100%)50% (45%-50%)