Table 2

 Spiral CT and operative assessment of both colonic/mesocolonic and pancreatic invasion in patients with gastric cancer when compared with final histology

Colonic/mesocolonic invasionPancreatic invasion
Spiral CTOperativeSpiral CTOperative
Sensitivity13/17  (76)16/17    (94)3/6   (50) 6/6   (100)
Specificity84/88  (95)84/88   (95)88/89 (99)87/89 (98)
PPV13/17  (76)16/20   (80)3/4   (75)6/8   (75)
NPV84/88  (95)84/85   (99)88/91 (97)87/87 (100)
Accuracy97/105 (92)100/105 (95)91/95 (96)93/95 (98)
  • Results are expressed as number (%).