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Table 3 Comparison of diagnostic indices of Sonomammography, DCE-MRI and DWI-MRI regarding multiplicity and axillary lymph nodes status in the upfront surgery group

From: The additive role of dynamic contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in preoperative staging of breast cancer

Multiplicity

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

 SM

33.33%

95%CI: 11.8%-61.6%

90.91%

95%CI:70.8% -98.8%

71.43%

95%CI:35.7% -91.8%

66.67%

95%CI:57.7% -74.5%

67.57%

95%CI:50.2% - 81.9%

 DCE-MRI

81.82%

95%CI:48.2% - 97.7%

84.62%

95%CI:63.1% -95.6%

69.23%

95%CI:46.6% - 85.2%

91.67%

95%CI:75.6% - 97.5%

83.78%

95%CI:67.9%- 93.8%

Lymph nodes

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

 SM

73.33%

95%CI:44.9% -92.2%

77.27%

95%CI:54.6%-92.1%

68.75%

95%CI:48.9%-83.4%

80.95%

95%CI:64.0%-91.02%

75.68%

95%CI:58.8%-88.2%

 DCE-MRI

80.00%

95%CI: 51.9%-95.6%

68.18% 95%CI:45.1%-86.1%

63.16%

95%CI:46.93%-76.8%

83.33%

95%CI:63.5%-93.4%

72.97%

95%CI:55.8%-86.2%

 DWI-MRI

60.00%

95%CI:32.2%-83.6%

81.82%

95%CI:59.7%-94.8%

69.23%

95%CI:45.8%- 85.6%

75%

95%CI:61.0%-85.1%

72.97%

95%CI:55.8%-86.2%