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. 2017 Sep;38(9):1737–1741. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5274

Table 4:

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy for Lewy body dementia with the abnormal swallow tail sign

Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) Accuracy (%)
1.5 and 3T
    Rater 1 50 79 36 87 74
    Rater 2 95 66 41 98 72
    Consensus 63 79 44 89 76
    Consensus, 1.5- and 1.6-mm ST 69 91 75 88 84
    Consensus, 2-mm ST 50 69 20 90 67
1.5T
    Rater 1, 1.5T 25 75 9 91 70
    Rater 2, 1.5T 80 70 25 97 71
    Consensus, 1.5T 60 72 23 93 71
3T
    Rater 1, 3T 57 84 57 84 76
    Rater 2, 3T 100 61 50 100 72
    Consensus, 3T 64 86 64 86 80

Note:—PPV indicates positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; ST, section thickness.