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Table 2 Highest specificity and sensitivity values from analysis of data classified into five pathology categories

From: High-frequency ultrasound for intraoperative margin assessments in breast conservation surgery: a feasibility study

Pathology

Parameter

Specificity

Sensitivity

Lobular carcinomas

Peak density

100%

86%

Ductal carcinomas

Peak density

100%

74%

FN-FA-TA

Peak density & cepstrum slope

80%

100%

Benign pathologies

Cepstrum slope

80%

82%

  1. The specificity and sensitivity for each tissue category was calculated with respect to normal breast tissue.
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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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