TABLE 3.

Diagnostic Performance of 99mTc-Sestamibi Breast Imaging as Function of Mammographic Likelihood of Breast Cancer

ParameterMammographic likelihood of breast cancer
0%–20%>20%–40%>40%–60%>60%–80%>80%–100%
Sensitivity (%)68.082.463.665.081.1
(17/25)(14/17)(14/22)(26/40) (99/122)
Specificity (%)82.879.086.880.072.7
(135/163)(49/62)(33/38)(12/15) (8/11)
PPV (%)37.851.973.789.797.1
(17/45)(14/27)(14/19)(26/29) (99/102)
NPV (%)94.494.280.546.225.8
(135/143)(49/52)(33/41)(12/26) (8/31)
Accuracy (%)80.979.778.369.180.5
(152/188)(63/79)(47/60)(38/55)(107/133)
  • PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value.