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. 2022 Sep 17;127(11):1254–1269. doi: 10.1007/s11547-022-01551-z

Table 2.

Diagnostic performance of each method for evaluation of carotid plaque vulnerability

VULN. PLAQUES STABLE PLAQUES SENS (95% CI) SPECIF (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI) AUC (95% CI)
CDUS
Pos 58 3 81.7% (70.7%-89.9%) 90.0% (73.5%-97.9%) 95.1% (86.3%-99.0%) 67.5% (50.9%-81.4%) 86% (79%-93%)
Neg 13 27
3DUS
Pos 62 2 87.3% (77.3%-94.0%) 93.3% (77.9%-99.2%) 96.9% (89.2%-99.6%) 75.7% (58.8%-88.2%) 90% (84%-96%)
Neg 9 28
CEUS
Pos 64 1 90.1% (80.7%-95.9%) 96.7% (82.8%-99.9%) 98.5% (91.7%-100%) 80.6% (64.0%-91.8%) 93% (89%-98%)
Neg 7 29
CTA
Pos 62 1 87.3% (77.3%-94.0%) 96.7% (82.8%-99.9%) 98.4% (91.5%-100%) 76.3% (59.8%-88.6%) 92% (87%-97%)
Neg 9 29