Table 8 Descriptive and predictive values of ultrasound assessment protocols, associating malignancy predictive characteristics of cutaneous and subcutaneous canine neoplasms verified by B-mode ultrasonography, Doppler, and ARFI elastography
Predictive characteristics | Total (n) | Malignant (n) | Benign (n) | P-value | Se (%) | Sp (%) | Ac (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Four or more | 85 | 72 | 13 | 0.001 | 73.46 | 59.37 | 70 | 84.7 | 42.22 |
Five or more | 60 | 53 | 7 | 0.002 | 54.08 | 78.12 | 60 | 88.33 | 35.71 |
Six or more | 45 | 41 | 4 | 0.002 | 41.83 | 87.5 | 53 | 91.11 | 32.94 |
All seven | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.230 | – | – | – | – | – |