Table 5 Efficacy of EUS-FNA in the identification of pancreatic malignancy (NPV – negative predictive value; PPV – positive predictive value)
Efficacy of Eus-FNA in the identification of pancreatic neoplasm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Independently from the method | Slow-Pull | Standard suction | |
Sensitivity | 83.1% | 69.9% | 73.5% |
Specificity | 100% | 100% | 100% |
NPV | 39.1% | 26.5% | 29% |
PPV | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Accuracy | 84.8% | 72.8% | 76.1% |