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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 May 19;3(4):375–383. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.892638

Table 4.

Accuracy of Regional LV Functional Analysis for Detecting ACS in Subgroups

Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
CT with definitive coronary stenosis assessment (n=323) 20/26
77% (56–91)
278/297
94% (90–96)
20/39
51% (35–68)
278/284
98% (96–99)

CT with inconclusive coronary stenosis assessment (n=33) 3/5
60% (15 – 95)
24/28
86% (67–96)
3/7
43% (10–82)
24/26
92% (75–99)

CT with non-obstructive plaque (n=114) 3/7
43% (10–82)
99/107
93% (86–97)
3/11
27% (6–61)
99/103
96% (90–99)

CT with significant stenosis (n=33) 17/19
89% (67–99)
12/14
86% (57–98)
17/19
89% (67–99)
12/14
86% (57–98)

LV: left ventricular; 95%-confidence intervals are provided in parenthesis. PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.