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Table 4 Role of molecular tests in the preoperative diagnosis

From: A molecular computational model improves the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules

CDa

BRAF V600E

KIT class 1 (malignancy probability 100%)

KIT class 4 (benignity probability 100%)

BNNd (probability score >90%)

SPTC b

11(Mi)

1(Mi)

 

1(Mi)

IFP c

  

3(Bh)

8(Bh)

 

CD e

MD f + CD e

DG g

 

correctly diagnosed samples

49/87: 56%

73/87: 84%

+28%

 
  1. aCD: cytological diagnosis.
  2. bSPTC: suspicious papillary thyroid carcinoma.
  3. cIFP: indeterminate follicular proliferation.
  4. dBNN: Bayesian neural network.
  5. eCD: cytological diagnosis.
  6. fMD: molecular diagnosis.
  7. gDG: diagnostic gain.
  8. hB: benign.
  9. iM: malignant.