Table 4 The diagnostic performance of radiologists at different stages in TNVis-assisted diagnosis experiments

From: A deep learning based ultrasound diagnostic tool driven by 3D visualization of thyroid nodules

 

SR-1

SR-2

SR-3

JR-1

JR-2

JR-3

AUC

0.73 [0.68, 0.77]

0.76 [0.72, 0.80]

0.82 [0.78, 0.85]

0.59 [0.55, 0.64]

0.68 [0.64, 0.73]

0.77 [0.73, 0.81]

Accuracy [%]

73 [70,78]

77 [73,81]

83 [79,86]

59 [55,64]

68 [64,72]

77 [74,81]

Sensitivity [%]

81 [76,86]

84 [80,89]

89 [86,93]

60 [54,66]

66 [60,71]

79 [74,84]

Specificity [%]

64 [58,71]

68 [61,74]

74 [68,80]

58 [51,65]

71 [65,78]

75 [69,81]

PPV [%]

74 [69,79]

77 [72,82]

82 [77,86]

65 [58,71]

74 [69,80]

80 [75,85]

NPV [%]

73 [66,79]

77 [71,83]

85 [79,90]

53 [47,60]

62 [56,68]

74 [68,80]

F1

0.77

0.80

0.85

0.62

0.70

0.80

K [Kappa]

0.46

0.53

0.64

0.18

0.36

0.54

  1. Data in parentheses are 95% CIs. SR represents the overall performance of all senior radiologists. JR represents the overall performance of all junior radiologists.
  2. -1=stage1, -2=stage2, -3=stage3, AUC=The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, F1 F1 score.