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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2010 Mar;17(2):140–152. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2009.12.001

Table 2.

Table 2(a). Ultrasound criteria for diagnosis of ADPKD*

Age PKD1 PKD2 Unknown ADPKD Gene Type
15-30 ≥3 cysts**
PPV=100% PPV=100% PPV=100%
SEN=94.3% SEN=69.5% SEN=81.7%
30-39 ≥3 cysts**
PPV=100% PPV=100% PPV=100%
SEN=96.6% SEN=94.9% SEN=95.5%
40-59 ≥2 cysts in each kidney
PPV=100% PPV=100% PPV=100%
SEN=92.6% SEN=88.8% SEN=90%
Table 2(b). Ultrasound criteria for exclusion of ADPKD*

Age PKD1 PKD2 Unknown ADPKD Gene Type

15-30 ≥1 cyst
NPV=99.1% NPV=83.5% NPV=90.8%
SPEC=97.6% SPEC=96.6% SPEC=97.1%
30-39 ≥1 cyst
NPV=100% NPV=96.8% NPV=98.3%
SPEC=96% SPEC=93.8% SPEC=94.8%
40-59 ≥1 cyst
NPV=100% NPV=100% NPV=100%
SPEC=93.9% SPEC=93.7% SPEC=93.9%
*

Derived from J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 205-212;

**

Unilateral or bilateral.

PPV (positive predictive value); SEN (sensitivity); NPV (negative predictive value); SPEC (specificity) – all values presented are mean estimates. For 95% confident intervals, please refer to the above paper.