Table 2 Frequency, sensitivity, and specificity of preoperative localization tests (N = 63)
From: Localization and surgical approach to mediastinal parathyroid glands
Study | No. (%) | Positive result | True positive | False positive | Negative result | True negative | False negative | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sestamibia | 63 (100) | 55 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 75 |
SPECT-CT | 58 (92) | 53 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 75 |
4D-CT | 29 (46) | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 67 |
MRI | 9 (14) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 50 |
Venous sampling | 8 (13) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 50 |