Research Article

[Retracted] Application of CT Postprocessing Reconstruction Technique in Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Solitary Pulmonary Nodules and Analysis of Risk Factors

Table 5

Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of plain CT scan and CT postprocessing reconstruction techniques for benign and malignant SPN.

SensitivitySpecificityAccuracyPositive predictive rateNegative predictive rate

Plain CT scan56.25% (36/64)65.12% (56/86)61.33% (92/150)54.55% (36/66)66.67% (56/84)
CT postprocessing reconstruction techniques73.44% (47/64)#89.53% (77/86)#82.67% (124/150)#83.39% (47/56)#81.91% (77/94)#

# indicates when compared with the plain CT scan group.