CT angiography: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
Multi-detector CT angiography diagnoses pulmonary emboli and will give clues to other potential pulmonary processes if PE is not the actual diagnosis.
Associated Diagnoses:
90% sensitive, 95% specific
95% sensitive, 96% specific
90% sensitive, 99% specific
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
51% sensitive, 99% specific
95% sensitive, 100% specific
98% sensitive, 94% specific
89% sensitive, 85% specific
89% sensitive, 85% specific
100% sensitive, 87% specific