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Table 4 Diagnostic accuracy of various imaging tests (quoted from Bo et al. [36])

From: Clinical approach to patients with thick wall gallbladder

Tests

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

USG

0.80 (0.70–0.88)

0.86 (0.77–0.92)

0.85 (0.75–0.91)

0.81 (0.72–0.88)

CEUS

0.90 (0.68–0.99)

0.93 (0.80–0.98)

0.86 (0.63–0.96)

0.94 (0.81–0.99)

CECT

0.71 (0.54–0.85)

0.92 (0.83–0.97)

0.82 (0.64–0.92)

0.86 (0.75–0.92)

MRI

0.75 (0.60–0.86)

0.90 (0.79–0.97)

0.88 (0.74–0.95)

0.78 (0.65–0.87)

PET-CT

0.55 (0.32–0.76)

0.90 (0.73–0.98)

0.80 (0.51–0.95)

0.73 (0.56–0.86)