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. 2020 Aug 11;12(8):e9656. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9656

Table 3. Diagnostic accuracy of sonography in the diagnostic work-up of children with suspected intussusception in the emergency setting, keeping surgical findings as the gold standard .

Parameter Estimate 95% CI
Sensitivity 80.7% 73.5 to 86.3
Specificity 52.7% 39.79 to 65.31
Positive predictive value 81.8% 74.7 to 87.3
Negative predictive value 50.9% 38.3 to 63.4
Diagnostic accuracy 73% 66.46 to 78.68
Cohen's kappa (unweighted) 0.33 0.19 to 0.47