Table 4 Accuracy of identifying different ultrasound findings in each segment
| Â | A profile | B profile | pulmonary consolidation | pleural effusion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | |
Sensitivity (%) | 97.51 | 95.98–98.57 | 87.04 | 79.21–92.73 | 100.00 | 63.06–100.00 | 83.33 | 51.59–97.91 |
Specificity (%) | 88.10 | 81.13–93.18 | 97.73 | 96.28–98.72 | 100.00 | 99.52–100.00 | 99.87 | 99.27–100.00 |
Positive Likelihood Ratio (%) | 8.19 | 5.09–13.17 | 38.30 | 23.10-63.49 | - | - | 630.00 | 87.42-4540.08 |
Negative Likelihood Ratio (%) | 0.03 | 0.02–0.05 | 0.13 | 0.08–0.22 | 0.00 | - | 0.1 | 0.05–0.59 |
Positive Predictive Value (%) | 97.66 | 96.29–98.53 | 86.24 | 79.08–91.22 | 100.00 | - | 90.91 | 58.12–98.63 |
Negative Predictive Value (%) | 87.40 | 80.98–91.87 | 97.88 | 96.58–98.69 | 100.00 | - | 99.74 | 99.07–99.93 |
Accuracy (%) | 95.96 | 94.32–97.24 | 96.22 | 94.62–97.46 | 100.00 | 99.52–100.00 | 99.61 | 98.86–99.92 |
kappa measurement of agreement (κ ± SE) | 0.853 ± 0.026 | 0.844 ± 0.028 | 1.000 ± 0.000 | 0.868 ± 0.076 | ||||