TABLE 5:

Accuracy of Multi-Section CT Angiography on a per-Aneurysm Basis

Size (mm)SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVAccuracy
<40.84(26/31)0.75(15/20)0.840.750.80
0.72, 0.920.56, 0.880.72, 0.920.56, 0.880.69, 0.91
4–100.97(58/60)0.83(15/18)0.950.880.94
(0.91, 0.99)0.64, 0.920.90, 0.980.68, 0.970.88, 0.99
>101.00(22/22)1.00(15/15)1.001.001.00
(0.88, 1.00)0.83, 1.000.88, 1.000.83, 1.000.84, 1.00
  • Note.—PPV indicates positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value. Numbers in parenthesis indicate numbers of aneurysms, and numbers on second line indicate 95% confidence intervals.