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Table 3

Analysis of DLUS.

AuthorYearAnalysis sampleResectability
SensitivitySpecificityPPV (resection rate)NPV

Barabino et al. [10]201140100% (13/13)93% (25/27) 87% (13/15)100% (25/25)
Barabino et al. [10]20119100% (1/1)100% (8/8)100% (1/1)100% (8/8)
Piccolboni et al. [11]201048100% (41/41)100% (7/7)100% (41/41)100% (7/7)
Doucas et al. [12]200794100% (28/28)64% (42/66)54% (28/52)100% (42/42)
Fristrup et al. [13]200678100% (38/38)65% (26/40)73% (38/52)100% (26/26)
Doran et al. [14]200422798% (130/132)57% (54/95)76% (130/171)96% (54/56)
Zhao et al. [15]200322100% (9/9)92% (12/13)90% (9/10)100% (12/12)
Kwon et al. [16]200252100% (39/39)100% (13/13)100% (39/39)100% (13/13)
Lavonius et al. [17]200124100% (11/11)69% (9/13)73% (11/15)100% (9/9)
Taylor et al. [18]200149100% (26/26) 91% (21/23)93% (26/28)100% (21/21)
Schachter et al. [19]200067100% (33/33)88% (30/34)89% (33/37)100% (30/30)
Velasco et al. [20]200033100% (22/22) 82% (9/11)92% (22/24)100% (9/9)
Norton et al. [21]199950100% (26/26)92% (22/24)93% (26/28)100% (22/22)
Minnard et al. [22]199890100% (40/40)98% (49/50)98% (40/41)100% (49/49)
Champault et al. [23]199726100% (5/5)100% (21/21)100% (5/5)100% (21/21)
Pietrabissa et al. [24]199621100% (13/13)100% (8/8)100% (13/13)100% (8/8)
Bemelman et al. [6]199570100% (22/22)33% (16/48)41% (22/54)100% (16/16)
John et al. [4]19953892% (11/12)88% (23/26)79% (11/14)96% (23/24)
Murugiah et al. [25]199312100% (5/5)86% (6/7)83% (5/6)100% (6/6)