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Table 9 Summary of findings for the diagnostic accuracy of PGFNAB vs USGFNAB

From: Diagnostic accuracy of palpation versus ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis of malignancy in thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

Number of subjects (number of studies)

Pooled effect estimates

Quality of evidence (GRADE)

Summary of evidence quality

All ages

2382 (11 studies)

PGFNAB:

Sn 76% (95% CI, 49–89%)

Sp 77% (95% CI, 56–95%)

AUC = 0.827

⨁⨁⨁◯

There is heterogeneity

Sufficient

USGFNAB:

Sn 90% (95% CI, 81–95%)

Sp 80% (95% CI, 66–89%)

AUC = 0.92

  1. Description related to the evidence quality
  2. ⨁⨁⨁⨁: High. The authors are confident that the effect obtained in this meta-analysis is an effect which accurately happened
  3. ⨁⨁⨁◯: Sufficient. The authors are reasonably confident that the effect obtained in this meta-analysis is an approximate actual effect, but there is still a possibility that there may be a substantial effect difference happened
  4. ⨁⨁◯◯: Low. The authors have limited confidence in the effect obtained in this meta-analysis. The actual effect could be significantly different from the effect obtained in this meta-analysis
  5. ⨁◯◯◯: Very low. The authors are not sure of the effect obtained. This meta-analysis might have the same as the actual effect
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

ISSN: 1472-6823

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