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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Oct 14;9(5):505–515. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.06.017

Table 4.

Diagnostic Performance for LV Thrombus

Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
Non-Contrast Echo 35% (6/17) 98%
(181/184)		 93%
(187/201)		 67% (6/9) 94% (181/192)
Contrast Echo* 64% (9/14) 99%
(174/176)		 96%
(183/190)		 82% (9/11) 97% (174/179)
Cine-CMR 82% (14/17) 100%
(184/184)		 99%
(198/201)		 100% (14/14) 98% (184/187)
*

Echo contrast administration deferred in 5% (n=11) due to product labeling contra-indications (e.g. decompensated heart failure, hypersensitivity) or patient refusal.