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. 2013 Jul-Sep;9(3):132–136. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-9-3-132

Table 1.

Diagnostic performance of routine imaging for LV thrombus. Includes echo and cine-CMR calculated using DE-CMR as the standard for LV thrombus.

Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Noncontrast Echo 33% 94% 82% 57% 85%
Contrast Echo 61% 99% 92% 93% 91%
Cine-CMR 79% 99% 95% 95% 95%

Modified from JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, Vol. 2, Weinsaft et al. ©2009; reprinted with permission from Elsevier.8 LV: left ventricular; Echo: echocardiography; CMR: cardiac magnetic resonance; DE: delayed enhancement.