Table 6 Performance of different groups in terms of PPVs to GTC classification.

From: Using artificial intelligence system for assisting the classification of breast ultrasound glandular tissue components in dense breast tissue

Group

PPV

Pairing difference

t

p

PPV

Pairing difference

t

p

PPV

Pairing difference

t

p

PPV

Pairing difference

t

p

PPV

Pairing difference

t

p

P1

P2

P3

P4

A + B

0.5137

0.122

14.299

0.001**

0.277

0.154

7.510

0.001**

0.550

0.178

15.037

0.001**

0.685

0.027

4.752

0.001**

0.469

0.109

8.857

0.001**

A + B + AI

0.6354

0.431

0.728

0.712

0.578

A

0.5666

0.094

8.430

0.001**

0.371

0.120

3.526

0.001**

0.651

0.134

8.983

0.001**

0.708

− 0.027

3.358

0.010*

0.442

0.150

7.501

0.001**

A + AI

0.6609

0.491

0.791

0.681

0.592

Reader 1

0.5832

0.086

4.659

0.001**

0.283

0.236

5.693

0.001**

0.839

− 0.00**

1.000

0.319

0.667

− 0.022

1.745

0.083

0.365

0.224

5.536

0.001**

Reader 1 + AI

0.6692

0.519

0.833

0.644

0.589

Reader 2

0.5641

0.092

4.539

0.001**

0.396

0.019

1.421

0.158

0.684

0.190

6.363

0.001**

0.763

− 0.074

3.274

0.010*

0.318

0.187

4.936

0.001**

Reader 2 + AI

0.6558

0.415

0.874

0.689

0.505

Reader 3

0.5526

0.105

5.408

0.001**

0.434

0.104

3.487

0.001**

0.448

0.218

6.953

0.001**

0.711

0.015

1.420

0.158

0.645

0.037*

2.029

0.045*

Reader 3 + AI

0.6577

0.538

0.667

0.730

0.682

p

 

0.135

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

  

B

0.461

0.149

11.651

0.001**

0.198

0.198

8.853

0.001**

0.443

0.222

12.201

0.001**

0.662

0.081

5.985

0.001**

0.495

0.069

4.852

0.001**

B + AI

0.61

0.396

0.665

0.743

0.564

Reader 4

0.545

0.126

5.285

0.001**

0.198

0.151

4.320

0.001**

0.529

0.161

5.760

0.001**

0.785

0.007

1.000

0.319

0.477

0.122

3.829

0.001**

Reader 4 + AI

0.671

0.349

0.690

0.793

0.598

Reader 5

0.516

0.111

5.694

0.001**

0.245

0.274

6.289

0.001**

0.563

0.149

5.513

0.001**

0.719

0.111

4.093

0.001**

0.561

0.037

2.029

0.045*

Reader 5 + AI

0.627

0.519

0.713

0.830

0.598

Reader 6

0.321

0.210

9.259

0.001**

0.151

0.170

4.634

0.001**

0.236

0.356

9.786

0.001**

0.496

0.126

4.394

0.001**

0.411

0.122

3.829

0.001**

Reader 6 + AI

0.532

0.321

0.592

0.622

0.533

p

 

0.001**

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

   

0.001**

  
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.