Table 6 Diagnostic performance of shear wave elastography to detect malignant nodules (n = 72)
SWE | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | Accuracy (95% CI) | PPV (95% CI) | NPV (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWE- Mean | 85.71% (57.2–98.2) | 94.83% (85.6–98.9) | 93.06% (85.5–96.8) | 76.9% (51.3–91.3) | 93.2% (85.7–96.9) |
SWE- Minimum | 71.43% (41.9–91.6) | 86.21% (74.5–93.9) | 83.34% (79.9–86.4) | 55.6% (37.7–72.0) | 92.6% (84.4–96.6) |
SWE- Maximum | 78..57% (49.2–95.3) | 93.10% (83.3–98.1) | 90.28% (83.2–94.4) | 73.3% (50.7–88.0) | 94.7% (86.8–98.0) |