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Table 2 Both observers' diagnostic values of MRI for each grade of cartilage degeneration and 95% confidence intervals considering arthroscopy as reference standard.

From: Arthroscopy vs. MRI for a detailed assessment of cartilage disease in osteoarthritis: diagnostic value of MRI in clinical practice

 

grade I

grade II

grade III

grade IV

True Positive Findings

2

16

18

28

 

2

15

15

24

False Negative Findings

8

15

32

12

 

8

16

35

16

False Positive Findings

10

40

19

11

 

16

49

25

9

True Negative Findings

196

145

147

165

 

190

136

141

167

Sensitivity [%]

20 (6-47)

52 (36-67)

36 (26-46)

70 (58-79)

 

20 (6-48)

48 (33-64)

30 (20-41)

60 (48-69)

Specificity [%]

95 (95-96)

78 (76-81)

89 (86-92)

94 (91-96)

 

92 (92-94)

74 (71-76)

85 (82-88)

95 (92-97)

negative predictive value [%]

96 (95-97)

91 (88-94)

82 (79-85)

93 (91-95)

 

96 (95-97)

90 (86-93)

80 (77-83)

91 (89-93)

accuracy [%]

92 (90-94)

75 (70-79)

76 (72-81)

89 (85-93)

 

89 (88-42)

70 (66-74)

72 (68-77)

88 (84-92)