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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Radiol. 2014 May 28;24(8):1942–1949. doi: 10.1007/s00330-014-3219-5

Table 2.

Threshold values with associated ROC-curve derived sensitivity and specificity values ranging from 100% sensitivity to 100% specificity for differentiation of truncation artifact and pulmonary embolism.

Arterial Phase Delayed Phase
Threshold >51.4 >52.9 >58.1 >46.9 >48.8 >55.1
Sensitivity (95% CI) 100.0 (80.5 – 100.0) 94.1 (71.3 – 99.9) 94.1 (71.3 – 99.9) 100.0 (80.5 – 100.0) 94.1 (71.3 – 99.9) 88.2 (63.6 – 98.5)
Specificity (95% CI) 93.8 (82.8 – 98.7) 93.8 (82.8 – 98.7) 100.0 (92.6 – 100.0) 91.7 (80.0 – 97.7) 93.8 (82.8 – 98.7) 100.0 (92.6 – 100.0)