Table 4.
Dose-Kernel Configuration | Per-patient Sensitivity for CT Findings Accounting for Acute Neurologic Deficit GEE % (95% C.I.) (range%) |
Per-patient Specificity for CT Findings Accounting for Acute Neurologic Deficit GEE % (95% C.I.) (range%) |
Target Lesion Sensitivity for CT Findings Accounting for Acute Neurologic Deficit GEE% (95% C.I.) (range%) |
---|---|---|---|
250 eff. mAs IR | 81.7 (71.1 to 92.3) (78.6, 83.3) | 93.5 (88.9 to 98.1) (85.4, 100.0) | 71.0 (64.8 to 77.1) (65.7, 74.3) |
200 eff. mAs FBP | 79.4 (68.2 to 90.6) (76.2, 83.3) | 91.9 (87.5 to 96.3) (80.5, 100.0) | 68.6 (62.3 to 74.9) (61.4, 72.9) |
100 eff. mAs IR | 77.0 (65.5 to 88.5) (73.8, 81.0) | 88.6 (82.8 to 94.4) (73.2, 95.1) | 68.1 (61.8 to 74.4) (64.3, 71.4) |
100 eff. mAs FBP | 74.6 (62.4 to 86.8) (69.0, 78.6) | 87.0 (81.1 to 92.9) (75.6, 95.1) | 62.9 (56.3 to 69.4) (57.1, 65.7) |
50 eff. mAs IR | 73.8 (62.3 to 85.4) (66.7, 78.6) | 88.6 (82.8 to 94.4) (75.6, 97.6) | 60.5 (53.9 to 67.1) (52.9, 65.7) |
50 eff. mAs FBP | 72.2 (60.6 to 83.8) (71.4, 73.8) | 83.7 (77.7 to 89.8) (69.8, 86.0) | 61.0 (54.4 to 67.6) (60.0, 62.9) |
25 eff. mAs IR | 65.9 (53.3 to 78.4) (61.9, 71.4) | 88.6 (82.4 to 94.8) (85.4, 92.7) | 53.3 (46.6 to 60.1) (45.7, 62.9) [a] |
95% confidence interval does not overlap with routine dose, so dose-reconstruction configuration is significantly worse.