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. 2020 Feb 10;6(1):00232-2019. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00232-2019

TABLE 3.

Diagnostic performance of various high-resolution computed tomography-derived measures for pulmonary hypertension defined as mean pulmonary artery (PA) pressure ≥25 mmHg on right heart catheterisation for subgroups with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease (ILD)

Subjects n Sensitivity % Specificity % PPV NPV
COPD
 Inspiration
  MPAD ≥29 mm 136 88.17 41.86 0.77 0.62
  PA:Ao ≥1.0 136 50.54 88.37 0.90 0.45
  MPAD and PA:Ao 136 50.54 88.37 0.90 0.45
  MPAD or PA:Ao 136 88.17 41.86 0.77 0.62
 Expiration
  MPAD ≥29 mm 131 90.11 37.50 0.77 0.63
  PA:Ao ≥1.0 131 50.55 85.00 0.88 0.43
  MPAD and PA:Ao 131 49.45 85.00 0.88 0.43
  MPAD or PA:Ao 131 91.21 37.50 0.77 0.65
ILD
 Inspiration
  MPAD ≥29 mm 235 91.24 37.76 0.67 0.76
  PA:Ao ≥1.0 235 52.55 80.61 0.79 0.55
  MPAD and PA:Ao 235 50.36 84.69 0.82 0.55
  MPAD or PA:Ao 235 93.43 33.67 0.66 0.79
 Expiration
  MPAD ≥29 mm 231 91.97 32.98 0.67 0.74
  PA:Ao ≥1.0 231 45.99 78.72 0.76 0.50
  MPAD and PA:Ao 231 45.99 79.79 0.77 0.50
  MPAD or PA:Ao 231 91.97 31.91 0.66 0.73

PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; MPAD: main PA diameter; PA:Ao: PA to ascending aorta ratio.