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Table 10 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the number of criteria for PTC

From: Ultrasound criteria for risk stratification of thyroid nodules in the previously iodine deficient area of Austria - a single centre, retrospective analysis

PTC

≥1 criterion

≥2 criteria

≥3 criteria

≥4 criteria

5 criteria

Sensitivity

93%

89%

64%

42%

9%

Specificity

16%

45%

75%

93%

99%

PPV

26%

34%

45%

66%

67%

NPV

88%

93%

87%

84%

77%