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Table 4 Kappa statistics of ABVS, UE, and ABVS + UE results with pathological findings

From: Combined use of the automated breast volume scanner and the US elastography for the differentiation of benign from malignant lesions of the breast

Results

 

Pathology

  

Malignant

Benign

Total

ABVS ( κ = 0.81, 95%CI: 0.64-0.98)

Malignant

28

4

32

 

Benign

0

14

14

 

total

28

18

46

UE ( κ = 0.77, 95%CI: 0.58-0.96)

Malignant

27

4

31

 

Benign

1

14

15

 

total

28

18

46

ABVS + UE ( κ = 0.90,95% CI: 0.77-1.00)

Malignant

30

2

32

 

Benign

0

14

14

 

Total

30

16

46

  1. The inter-rater reliability coefficients of ABVS, UE and ABVS + UE were calculated.