Table 7:
Comparison of diagnostic value of conventional and digital radiography for detection of proximal lesions (%)
| Receptor | kVp | Diagnostic value (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | Accuracy | ||||
| Conventional | 60 | 77.4 | 93.6 | 93.18 | 75.57 | 85 | ||
| 70 | 66 | 93.6 | 92.1 | 70.97 | 79 | |||
| PSP | 60 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 77.58 | 80.95 | 79 | ||
| 70 | 83.0 | 72.3 | 77.19 | 79.06 | 78 | |||
| CCD | 60 | 71.70 | 59.6 | 66.66 | 65.11 | 64 | ||
| 70 | 66.0 | 72.3 | 72.9 | 65.38 | 69 | |||