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Table 12 Sensitivity, PPV and accuracy of Tru-Cut biopsy for diagnosis as regarding the site of lesion

From: The role of ultrasound-guided transthoracic Tru-Cut core biopsy in the diagnosis peripheral thorax lesion

 

Mediastinum

n = 10

Chest wall

n = 2

Lung

n = 20

LN

n = 11

Pleura

n = 17

Total

Sensitivity

100%

100%

100%

88.9%

100%

97.78%

Accuracy

100%

100%

100%

90.9%

100%

98.18%

PPV

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

  1. PPV positive predictive value, LN lymph node