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Table 2 Diagnostic performance of major features for HCC diagnosis

From: Non-invasive diagnosis strategy of hepatocellular carcinoma in low-risk population

Major features for HCC

Accuracy %

(95% CI)

Sensitivity %

(95% CI)

Specificity %

(95% CI)

PPV %

(95% CI)

NPV %

(95% CI)

Non-rim APHE

78.0

(73.9–81.7)

79.9

(73.2–85.6)

76.8

(71.5–81.6)

67.5

(60.6–73.8)

86.4

(81.6–90.3)

Non-peripheral washout

73.0

(68.7–77.0)

86.8

(80.8–91.4)

64.7

(58.9–70.2)

59.7

(53.4–65.8)

89.0

(84.0–92.9)

Enhancing capsule

75.4

(71.2–79.2)

39.7

(32.3–47.3)

96.9

(94.2–98.6)

88.5

(79.2–94.6)

72.7

(68.0–77.1)

  1. Abbreviations: HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, CI confidence interval, APHE arterial hyperenhancement, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value