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Table 5 Predictive performance of dual-modal ultrasound radiomics nomogram for ACR TI-RADS 4 and 5 thyroid nodules

From: Dual-modal radiomics nomogram based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound to improve differential diagnostic accuracy and reduce unnecessary biopsy rate in ACR TI-RADS 4–5 thyroid nodules

Variable

Value (95% CI)

Training cohort (n = 219)

Validation cohort (n = 93)

Entire cohort (n = 312)

Cutoff value

0.524

0.524

0.524

AUC

0.873 (0.821–0.925)

0.851 (0.764–0.938)

0.867 (0.822–0.911)

Sensitivity, %

90.2 (85.0-94.78)

86.4 (77.3–93.9)

89.0 (84.9–93.2)

Specificity, %

69.7 (59.1–80.3)

66.7 (48.2–81.5)

68.8 (59.1–78.5)

PPV, %

87.3 (82.2–92.5)

86.4 (78.1–94.6)

87.1 (82.7–91.5)

NPV, %

75.4 (64.6–86.2)

66.7 (48.9–84.5)

72.7 (63.4–82.0)

PLR

3.552 (2.280–5.534)

2.623 (1.614–4.264)

3.104 (2.233–4.315)

NLR

0.168 (0.109–0.259)

0.150 (0.067–0.334)

0.171 (0.117–0.249)

Accuracy, %

84.0 (78.5–88.6)

80.7 (71.2–88.1)

83.0 (78.4–87.0)

  1. Note: ACR TI-RADS = American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System, CI = confidence interval, AUC = the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, PPV = positive predictive value, NPV = negative predictive value, PLR = positive likelihood ratio, NLR = negative likelihood ratio