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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 2 Agreement (sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy) for diagnostic performance of FNAB and CNB for peripheral lung lesions

From: Diagnostic yield of combined ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and core needle biopsy versus either technique alone in peripheral lung and pleural lesions

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

FNAB

86%

100%

100%

57%

88%

CNB

95%

100%

100%

80%

96%

  1. PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value
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