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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy value of ultra-low-dose CT scan findings compared to low-dose chest CT

From: Agreement between low-dose and ultra-low-dose chest CT for the diagnosis of viral pneumonia imaging patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Low-dose chest CT

    

Diagnostic accuracy (95%CI)

Kappa (P value)

Present

Absent

Sensitivity (95%CI)

Specificity (95%CI)

PPV (95%CI)

NPV (95%CI)

Ultra-low-dose chest CT

Present

44 (26.3)

2 (1.2)

100 (89.9–100)

98.4 (93.7–99.7)

95.7 (84–99.2)

100 (96.1–100)

98.8 (95.7–99.7)

0.83 (< 0.001)

Absent

0

121 (75.5)

     
  1. NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, CI confidence interval