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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of HR-pQCT

From: Visual detection of cortical breaks in hand joints: reliability and validity of high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT compared to microCT

Joints

Total number of breaks on HR-pQCT

Total number of breaks on μCT

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive predictive value

Negative predictive value

MCP reader 1

68

79

82.1 %

65 %

86.8 %

56.5 %

MCP reader 2

83

156

65.6 %

62.5 %

87.5 %

31.3 %

PIP reader 1

61

70

81 %

63.3 %

75.6 %

70.4 %

PIP reader 2

68

85

75.6 %

77.4 %

81.6 %

70.6 %

All reader 1

129

149

81.6 %

64 %

81.6 %

64 %

All reader 2

151

241

68.9 %

69.4 %

82.6 %

51.5 %

  1. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of HR-pQCT in the detection of cortical breaks with μCT as gold standard based on the mean score of Reader 1 (readings 1 and 2), and the score of Reader 2
  2. Abbreviations: HR-pQCT high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography, μCT microCT