The iKnife detected cancerous tumors at 89%
The team of researchers tested biopsies from women with uterine cancer, as well as biopsies from women with benign, non-cancerous growths. The iKnife’s analysis software did a good job of distinguishing between the two. The diagnostic accuracy of malignant cells was 89% and the tool has a positive predictive value of 94%. In short, this scalpel is very reliable. ” The iKnife has the potential to completely revolutionize the care of women with a possible diagnosis of endometrial cancer. With its high diagnostic accuracy and positive predictive value, we might immediately reassure women of the very low likelihood of having cancer if the iKnife result is negative, and expedite further testing, analysis and treatment for women whose biopsies indicate the presence of cancer said Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, the main author of the work.