Table 3 Diagnosis accuracy in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity for various features groups (sample \(\hbox {size} =47\) patients).

From: A novel technology to integrate imaging and clinical markers for non-invasive diagnosis of lung cancer

 

Performance measures

Accuracy (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Size

61.19

29.73

100.00

Shape

89.55

89.19

90.00

Appearance

86.57

91.86

80.00

Breath analysis

75.99

71.43

80.56

Shape + size

91.04

89.19

93.33

Appearance + size

89.55

91.89

86.67

Shape + appearance

91.04

94.59

86.67

Shape + breath

89.55

89.19

90.00

Appearance + breath

88.06

91.89

83.33

Size + breath

79.10

72.97

86.67

Shape + size + breath

92.54

91.89

93.33

Shape + appearance + breath

92.65

94.74

90.00

Size + appearance + breath

92.54

94.59

90.00

Imaging features only

94.03

91.89

96.67

Combined features

97.87

97.30

100.00