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. 2017 Jun;14(6):880–887. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201610-764OC

Table 5.

Positive predictive value of the modified idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis algorithm for identifying cases with an interstitial lung disease expert diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with sensitivity analyses for alternative case classification methods

Case Definition PPV of Modified IPF Algorithm (95% CI)
Sample 1 (n = 71) Sample 2 (n = 70)
Primary analysis
 
 
 Adjudicated diagnosis of IPF 70.4 (49.8–86.2) 61.8 (43.6–77.8)
Sensitivity analyses    
 Adjudicated diagnosis of IPF or unclassifiable 85.2 (66.3–95.8) 85.3 (68.9–95.0)
 Treating clinician chart diagnosis 77.8 (57.7–91.4) 61.8 (43.6–77.8)
 Any ILD based on expert CT image review 88.9 (70.8–97.6) 100 (89.7–100)

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; CT = computed tomographic; ILD = interstitial lung disease; IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; PPV = positive predictive value.