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Table 3 Optimal sphericity cutoff values for each of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for lymph nodes with a short-axis diameter ≥ 4 mm, 5 mm, or 6 mm, as well as the sensitivities and specificities of those values

From: Sphericity of lymph nodes using 3D-CT predicts metastasis in lung cancer patients

Short-axis diameter

Sphericity cut-off value

Sensitivity

Specificity

4 mm

0.63

76.1%

77.3%

5 mm

0.63

84.1%

89.3%

6 mm

0.67

53.9%

97.8%