Table 3: FNAC Performance in thyroid nodule.
Performance |
Solitary thyroid nodule N(135) |
Multinodular goiter N(72) |
Thyroid nodules N(207) |
Sensitivity |
61.33% |
68% |
63% |
Specificity |
71.66% |
89% |
79% |
Accuracy |
64.44% |
81.94% |
71% |
Positive predictive value |
73.01% |
77.27% |
74% |
Negative predictive value |
59.72% |
84% |
70% |
TP |
46 |
17 |
63 |
FN |
29 |
8 |
37 |
TN |
43 |
42 |
85 |
FP |
17 |
5 |
22 |