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. 2012 Jan 14;379(9811):136–142. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61483-9

Table 3.

Major discrepancy rate between autopsy and radiology cause of death

CT MRI Consensus CT and MRI
Major discrepancy rate with autopsy cause of death, all cases (%) 32% (26–40) 43% (36–50) 30% (24–37)
Proportion of cases with definite radiological cause of death, no autopsy needed (%) 34% (28–41) 42% (35–49) 48% (41–56)
Major discrepancy rate with autopsy when radiologist confidence is definite (%) 16% (9–27) 21% (13–32) 16% (10–25)
Major discrepancy rate with autopsy when radiologist confidence is not definite (%) 41% (33–50) 59% (49–67) 44% (34–54)

Data are % (95% CI) or number (%, 95% CI). Percentages are rounded to nearest whole number.