Table 2.
Coincidence between single phase-computed tomography pulmonary angiography (SP-CTPA) and dual phase-computed tomography pulmonary angiography (DP-CTPA) in the diagnosis of PE and the FCD.
| PE (n = 359) |
Without PE (n = 660) |
Overall 1,019 |
Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | NRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-CTPA | 98.1% (96.6–99.5%) | 78.5% (75.3–81.6%) | 0.713 | 0.987 | 0.215* | |||
| positive | 352 | 142 | 494 | |||||
| negative | 7 | 518 | 525 | |||||
| DP-CTPA | 98.1% (96.6–99.5%) | 100.0% | 1.000 | 0.990 | ||||
| positive | 352 | 0 | 352 | |||||
| negative | 7 | 660 | 667 |
NRI, net reclassification improvement; PE, pulmonary embolism;
z = 11.94, P < 0.05.