Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Biopsy Device for Lymphadenopathy

Table 8

Diagnostic accuracy comparisons between the conventional (Group A) and Franseen (Group B) needle groups regarding cytology, histology, and combined cytology and histology.

Diagnostic accuracy, (%), 95% CI	Group A	Group B	value
Cytology	69/83 (83.1)	65/71 (91.5)	0.15
	73.7–89.7	82.8–96.1
Histology	73/83 (88.0)	68/71 (95.8)	0.14
	79.2-93.3	88.3-98.8
Combined cytology and histology	75/83 (90.4)	68/71 (95.8)	0.23
	82.1–95.0	88.3-98.8

: number of cases; CI: confidence interval.