A Comparative Observational Study of the Use of Saline Uterine Hydrosonography for the Diagnosis and Assessment of Uterine Cavity Lesions in Women

Table 3

Validation tests for TVS and HSGM for the diagnosis of endometrial polyps and submucous fibroids.

			TVUSS		HSGM
			95% CI		95% CI
Endometrial polyps	Sensitivity	60.53%	43.39% to 75.96%	95.00%	83.08% to 99.39%
	Specificity	97.06%	84.67% to 99.93%	97.14%	85.08% to 99.93%
	Positive PV	95.83%	78.88% to 99.89%	97.44%	86.52% to 99.94%
	Negative PV	68.75%	53.75% to 81.34%	94.44%	81.34% to 99.32%
Submucous fibroids	Sensitivity	57.14%	37.18% to 75.54%	96.55%	82.24% to 99.91%
	Specificity	93.48%	82.10% to 98.63%	100.00%	92.45% to 100.00%
	Positive PV	84.21%	60.42% to 96.62%	100.00%	87.66% to 100.00%
	Negative PV	78.18%	64.99% to 88.19%	97.92%	88.93% to 99.95%