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. 2015 Oct;36(10):1834–1838. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4376

Diagnostic performance of standard CTA and timing-invariant CTA for assessment of artery occlusion in the various territoriesa

Territory Occlusions Standard CTA
Timing-Invariant CTA
Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity
Overall 47 96% (90–100) 100% (99–100) 98% (94–100) 100% (100–100)
Internal carotid artery 9 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100)
Anterior cerebral artery 2 100% (100–100) 99% (98–100) 100% (100–100) 99% (98–100)
Middle cerebral artery 33 94% (86–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 99% (98–100)
    Segment 1 (M1) 25 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100)
    Segment 2+ (M2+) 8 75% (45–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100)
Basilar artery 1 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100) 100% (100–100)
Posterior cerebral artery 2 100% (100–100) 99% (98–100) 50% (0–100) 100% (100–100)
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Data in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals.