Table 5 Operating characteristics of mpMRI to detect pathologic stage

From: Impact of preoperative prostate magnetic resonance imaging on the surgical management of high-risk prostate cancer

 

Sensitivity (%) (95% CI)

Specificity (%) (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

T3a (EPE)

57 (38–74)

100 (70–100)

100 (77–100)

48 (28–68)

T3b (SV involvement)

80 (51–95)

100 (85–100)

100 (70–100)

90 (72–97)

T2

100 (72–100)

N/A

N/A

100 (72–100)

  1. EPE extraprostatic extension, SV seminal vesicle, CI confidence interval, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, N/A not able to calculate
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