Table 2 Diagnostic value of cytology based on different micro cell samples.

From: Innovative diagnostic approaches for lung cancer: integrating traditional cytology with qPCR for rapid and reliable results

  

G1

G2

G3

  

LBC (n = 37)

TSC (n = 38)

LBC (n = 0)

TSC (n = 108)

LBC (n = 35)

TSC (n = 38)

  

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Pathological and clinical diagnosis

Positive

22

10

24

8

NA

NA

97

7

25

7

25

9

Negative

0

5

0

6

NA

NA

0

4

0

3

0

4

Diagnostic value

Accuracy

73.0%

78.9%

NA

93.5%

80%

76.3%

Sensitivity

68.8%

75%

NA

93.3%

78.1%

73.5%

Specificity

100%

100%

NA

100%

100%

100%

Kappa

0.37

0.49

NA

0.51

0.38

0.37

P value

 

0.597

NA

0.782

  1. LBC, liquid-based cytology; TSC, traditional smear cytology.