Table 1 Sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of lung ultrasonography (US) vs chest radiography (CR) in diagnosing community- acquired pneumonia
From: Performance of lung ultrasonography in children with community-acquired pneumonia
Lung US | Se (%) | Sp (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CR | Negative | Positive | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) |
Negative | 52 | 3 | 97.9 | 94.5 | 94.0 | 98.1 |
Positive | 1 | 47 | (88.9-99.9) | (84.9-98.9) | (83.5-98.7) | (89.9-100) |