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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for T staging of biplane TRUS plus UE and CEUS

From: Biplane transrectal ultrasonography plus ultrasonic elastosonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in T staging of rectal cancer

Ultrasonic T stage

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive predictive value

Negative predictive value

uT1

41.7%(5/12)

96.3%(52/54)

71.4%(5/7)

88.1%(52/59)

uT2

81.3%(13/16)

74.0%(37/50)

50.0%(13/26)

92.5%(37/40)

uT3

73.7%(28/38)

85.7%(24/28)

87.5%(28/32)

70.6%(24/34)

uT4

-(0/0)

98.5%(65/66)

0.0%(0/1)

100.0%(65/65)

  1. Note, the data in parentheses represent the ratio of the number of patients
  2. TRUS Transrectal ultrasonography, UE Ultrasonic elastosonography, CEUS Contrastenhanced ultrasonography