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Table 5 Diagnostic performances of ACR score, ACR TI-RADS and Kwak TI-RADS in the diagnosis of benign and malignant nodules

From: Clinical diagnostic value of American College of Radiology thyroid imaging report and data system in different kinds of thyroid nodules

Tools

AUC area(95%CI)

Cutoff

Sensitivity (95%CI)

Specificity (95%CI)

PPV (95%CI)

NPV (95%CI)

Z

P

ACR score

0.914 (0.886–0.937)

 > 5

0.935 (0.896–0.962)

0.765 (0.709–0.815)

0.787 (0.740–0.834)

0.927 (0.892–0.961)

4.176

< 0.001

ACR TI-RADS

0.871 (0.839–0.899)

 > TR4

0.816 (0.762–0.863)

0.837 (0.787–0.880)

0.823 (0.775–0.871)

0.831 (0.786–0.876)

2.319

0.020

Kwak TI-RADS

0.885 (0.854–0.911)

 > 4b

0.878 (0.830–0.916)

0.814 (0.762–0.859)

0.814 (0.767–0.861)

0.878 (0.837–0.919)

  
  1. ACR American College of Radiology, TI-RADS Thyroid Imaging Report and Data System, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value