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Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of MRI detection of pulmonary embolism

From: Role of MRI in diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Indices

Site of pulmonary embolism

Central (trunk and main)

lobar

Segmental

Subsegmental

Sensitivity

100%

100%

88%

34.6%

Specificity

100%

100%

100%

100%

Positive predictive value

100%

100%

100%

100%

Negative predictive value

100%

100%

89.3%

58.5%

Accuracy

100%

100%

94%

66%

Area under curve

1

1

0.94

0.67

P value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.02

  1. P value was significant if < 0.05. MRI: magnetic resonance image