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. 2007 Apr;15(2):135–139. doi: 10.1590/S1678-77572007000200012

TABLE 1. Site-specific validity assessment of CT methods for the diagnosis of orbital fractures.

AXIAL Sensitivity Specificity Youden's J Statistic Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Roof 0.389 1.000 0.389 1.000 0.800
Lateral 0.886 0.722 0.609 0.886 0.722
Zygomatic frontal process 0.688 1.000 0.688 1.000 0.750
Medial 0.757 0.840 0.597 0.875 0.700
Inferior Anterior 0.029 1.000 0.029 1.000 0.443
Inferior Medial 0.088 0.964 0.053 0.750 0.466
RMP Sensitivity Specificity Youden's J Statistic Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Roof 0.667 0.977 0.644 0.923 0.878
Lateral 0.773 0.889 0.662 0.944 0.615
Zygomatic frontal process 0.750 0.933 0.683 0.923 0.778
Medial 0.811 0.880 0.691 0.909 0.759
Inferior Ant 0.914 0.963 0.877 0.970 0.897
Inferior Med 0.971 0.893 0.863 0.917 0.962
3D Sensitivity Specificity Youden's J Statistic Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Roof 0.778 1.000 0.778 1.000 0.917
Lateral 0.727 1.000 0.727 1.000 0.600
Zygomatic frontal process 0.757 0.920 0.677 0.933 0.714
Medial 0.625 1.000 0.625 1.000 0.719
Inferior Anterior 0.943 0.926 0.869 0.943 0.926
Inferior Medial 0.853 0.964 0.817 0.967 0.844
ASSOCIATION Sensitivity Specificity Youden's J Statistic Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Roof 0.889 1.000 0.889 1.000 0.957
Lateral 0.932 0.944 0.876 0.976 0.850
Zygomatic frontal process 0.813 1.000 0.813 1.000 0.833
Medial 0.919 0.960 0.879 0.971 0.889
Inferior Anterior 0.943 0.963 0.906 0.971 0.929
Inferior Medial 0.912 0.929 0.840 0.939 0.897
CORONAL Sensitivity Specificity Youden's J Statistic Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Roof 0.667 1.000 0.667 1.000 0.880
Lateral 0.773 0.833 0.606 0.919 0.600
Zygomatic frontal process 0.813 1.000 0.813 1.000 0.833
Medial 0.892 0.960 0.852 0.971 0.857
Inferior Anterior 0.943 0.963 0.906 0.971 0.929
Inferior Medial 0.941 0.964 0.905 0.970 0.931