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. 2015 Jan 23;57(5):469–474. doi: 10.1007/s00234-015-1486-8

Table 2.

Test characteristics of visual CT perfusion assessment for diagnosing DCI

Tracer delay Sensitivity (95 % CI) Specificity (95 % CI) PPV (95 % CI) NPV (95 % CI)
Observer 1 (experienced) Sensitivea 0.73 (0.55–0.87) 0.67 (0.49–0.81) 0.67 (0.49–0.81) 0.73 (0.55–0.87)
Insensitiveb 0.72 (0.53–0.86) 0.68 (0.50–0.82) 0.66 (0.48–0.81) 0.74 (0.56–0.87)
Observer 2 (less experienced) Sensitivea 0.64 (0.45–0.80) 0.62 (0.45–0.78) 0.60 (0.42–0.76) 0.66 (0.48–0.81)
Insensitiveb 0.55 (0.36–0.72) 0.68 (0.50–0.82) 0.60 (0.41–0.77) 0.63 (0.46–0.77)

DCI delayed cerebral ischemia, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value

aTracer delay sensitive is first moment mean transit time (fMTT)

bTracer delay insensitive is block-circulant singular value decomposition (bSVD)