Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of sensory tests
Author (year) | Reference standard | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | + LR | - LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suri et al. (2010) [15] L2 | MRI | 0.08 (0.01-0.27) | 0.96 (0.82-1.00) | 2.0 | 1.0 |
L3 | MRI | 0.17 (0.05-0.37) | 0.96 (0.82-1.00) | 4.3 | 1.2 |
L4 | MRI | 0.17 (0.05-0.37) | 1.00 (0.88-1.00) | 0.2 | 1.2 |
L5 | MRI | 0.13 (0.03-0.34) | 0.82 (0.63-0.94) | 0.7 | 0.9 |
S1 | MRI | 0.08 (0.01-0.27) | 0.79 (0.59-0.92) | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Iversen et al. (2013) | MRI & CT | 0.33 (0.06-0.79) | 0.88 (0.81-0.93) | 2.8 | 1.3 |
Bertilson et al. (2010) [14] (L4) | MRI | 0.07 (0.01-0.22) | 0.81 (0.63-0.93) | 0.4 | 0.9 |
L5 | 0.17 (0.06-0.35) | 0.58 (0.39-0.75) | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
S1 | 0.20 (0.08-0.39) | 0.84 (0.66-0.95) | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
Albeck (1996) [13] | Surgery | 0.61 (0.47-0.73) | 0.63 (0.38-0.84) | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Vroomen et al. (2002) [10] | MRI | 0.14 (0.09-0.21) | 0.93 (0.87-0.97) | 2.0 | 1.1 |