Table 3:

Performance of MRI variables as predictors of recurrent transient ischemic attack or stroke at 7 days among 129 patients evaluated within 24 hours of symptom onset

Sensitivity (%) (No.)Specificity (%) (No.)Positive Predictive Value (%) (No.)Negative Predictive Value (%) (No.)Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)P Value
DWI33.3 (3/9)67.5 (81/120)7.1 (3/42)93.1 (81/87)1.03 (0.24–4.37)1
MRA33.3 (3/9)89.2 (107/120)18.8 (3/16)94.7 (107/113)4.11 (0.91–18.4).08
MRA proximal33.3 (3/9)93.3 (112/120)27.3 (3/11)94.9 (112/118)7.0 (1.47–33.3).03
  • Note:—DWI indicates acute infarction on DWI; MRA, distal or proximal stenosis or occlusion of symptomatic intracranial artery on MR angiography; MRA proximal, proximal stenosis or occlusion of symptomatic intracranial artery on MR angiography.