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) | |
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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)