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J Clin Pathol 56:681-686 doi:10.1136/jcp.56.9.681
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Ki-67 immunocytochemistry in liquid based cervical cytology: useful as an adjunctive tool?

Table 4

Sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive value for different screening techniques

Conventional cytology LBC HPV testing by PCR HPV testing by HCII 0.2 ASCUS 0.2 HSIL 0.4 ASCUS 0.4 HSIL
Data from the literature3539 are given in percentages. Complementary diagnostic indices are given for 2 thresholds of Ki-67 immunocytochemistry in 2 different diagnostic circumstances. 0.2/0.4 ASCUS/HSIL represents a threshold of 0.2/0.4 Ki-67 immunopositive cells/1000 cells for the diagnosis of ASCUS/HSIL.
ASCUS, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; HCII, Hybrid Capture II (Digene); HPV, human papillomavirus; HSIL, high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; LBC, liquid based cytology; ND, no data; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
Sensitivity 52.038 to 68.035 61.337 to 87.035 88.237 to 91.036 73.338 to 10035 68.0 90.0 51.0 75.0
Specificity 52.838 to 95.035 82.437 to 93.035 78.837 62.338 to 87.335 61.0 61.0 73.0 73.0
PPV 23.535 to 60.38 15.735 ND 14.235 to 88.339 87.1 66.7 88.5 71.4
NPV 43.838 to 99.335 99.835 ND 62.338 to 10035 32.6 87.5 27.9 77.3

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