Computed tomography-based diagnostics might be insufficient in the determination of pancreatic cancer unresectability

Table 7 The celiac trunk accuracy for assessment of arterial invasion in pancreatic cancer

Reference	n	Sensitivity	Specificity	PPV	NPV
Soriano et al[14]	62	67%	94%	89%	80%
Li et al[47]	54	79%	99%	-	-
House et al[48]	115	86% SMA, 87% CA	97% SMA, 99% CA	83% SMA ,93% CA	98% SMA, CA
Squillaci et al[52]	50	97%	100%	100%	95%
Gress et al[53]	151	15%	100%	100%	60%
Buchs et al[57]	153	54.5%	91.2%	66.7%	86.1%
Tellez-Avila et al[59]	50	66.7%	90%	60%	92.3%
Pietrabissa et al[63]	50	82%	53%	-	-

SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; CA: Celiac artery; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: Negative predictive value.