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Table 5 Sensitivity and specificity of non-experts, using the expert as the gold standard

From: Locating hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands using 11C-Choline PET/CT: an inter- and intra-observer variation study

 

Non-expert 1

Non-expert 2

Sensitivity

(95% CI)

Specificity

(95% CI)

Sensitivity

(95% CI)

Specificity

(95% CI)

Left/right

82

(66–91)

94

(88–98)

86

(72–94)

94

(87–98)

Locationa

76

(54–89)

96

(89–98)

80

(57–93)

96

(88–99)

  1. aLocation relative to the thyroid gland, i.e. upper left, upper right, lower left or lower right