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Table 3 Sensitivity and Specificity for the transversal determinations of αFP for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

From: The progressive elevation of alpha fetoprotein for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with liver cirrhosis

αFP (ng/mL)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

0.3

99.5

0

2.5

92.2

29.7

5.1

83.9

57

7.5

77.7

72

10.2

71

88

15.5

64.2

96

20.3

60.6

96

25.6

58.5

96

51.35

51.8

99

72.5

48.7

99

98.65

47.2

99

111

45.6

99

130

43

99

160

38.9

100

190

36.3

100

215

34.7

100

280

24.4

100

330

21.8

100

395

20.2

100

415

18.7

100