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. 2021 Oct 4;21:143. doi: 10.1186/s12880-021-00668-3

Table 5.

Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values, accuracy ratio and likelihood ratios according to BSTI and RSNA criteria

Sensitivity Specificity PPV* NPV* Accuracy* LR+ p value
RSNA-typical COVID-19
Observer A 81.2% 89.7% 88.7% 82.7% 85.4% 7.9  < 0.001
Observer B 81.0% 90.4% 89.2% 82.6% 85.6% 8.4  < 0.001
BSTI-classic COVID-19
Observer A 63.7% 95.5% 93.5% 72.5% 79.6% 14.1  < 0.001
Observer B 64.2% 95.5% 93.6% 72.8% 79.9% 14.3  < 0.001
BSTI-classic and probable COVID-19
Observer A 83.3% 89.7% 89.0% 84.3% 86.5% 8.1  < 0.001
Observer B 82.5% 90.0% 89.2% 83.7% 86.3% 8.2  < 0.001

PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value

*Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction positive and negative patient numbers were equalized while calculating PPV, NPV and accuracy ratio

+Likelihood ratios