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Table 6 Sensitivity of chest X-ray versus HRCT in different lung abnormalities (n = 1400)

From: COVITALE 2020 from eastern Indian population: imageologists perspective, a learning curve

Characteristics

No. of findings correctly matched with HRCT

No. of findings not correctly matched with HRCT

Sensitivity (%)

Consolidation

294

126

70

Ground-glass opacities

230

162

59

Pulmonary nodules

80

108

42.5

Pleural effusion

40

26

60.6

Reticular opacities

84

108

43.7

Cavitatory lesion

20

22

47.6

Cardiomegaly

32

10

76.1

Overall sensitivity of CXR in comparison to HRCT

55.1