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Table 3 Correlation between FNAB and CNB

From: Can concurrent core biopsy and fine needle aspiration biopsy improve the false negative rate of sonographically detectable breast lesions?

  

Core biopsy

Total

  

M

B, I, S

 

FNAB

M

639

26

665

 

B, I, S

241

1147

1388

Total

 

880

1173

2053

Pearson chi-squared

p-value

Kappa coefficient

p-value

1137.806

< 0.0001

0.726

< 0.0001

Sensitivity

0.7261

Positive predictive value

0.9609

Specificity

0.9778

Negative predictive value

0.8264

  1. B: benign, I: indeterminate, S: suspicious, M: malignant
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BMC Cancer

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