Table 5 Comprehensive evaluation of the findings in the whole single lung, including comparisons between the left and right lungs, was performed
| Â | A profile | B profile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
right lung | left lung | right lung | left lung | Â | |||||
value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | Â | |
Sensitivity (%) | 97.78 | 92.20-99.73 | 95.83 | 89.67–98.85 | 88.89 | 73.94–96.89 | 96.43 | 81.65–99.91 |  |
Specificity (%) | 92.11 | 78.62–98.34 | 96.88 | 83.78–99.92 | 97.83 | 92.37–99.74 | 97.00 | 91.48–99.38 |  |
Positive Likelihood Ratio | 12.39 | 4.18–36.71 | 30.67 | 4.45-211.19 | 40.89 | 10.33-161.82 | 32.14 | 10.52–98.20 |  |
Negative Likelihood Ratio | 0.02 | 0.01–0.10 | 0.04 | 0.02–0.11 | 0.11 | 0.05–0.29 | 0.04 | 0.01–0.25 |  |
Positive Predictive Value (%) | 96.70 | 90.82–98.86 | 98.92 | 93.04–99.84 | 94.12 | 80.17–98.45 | 90.00 | 74.66–96.49 |  |
Negative Predictive Value (%) | 94.59 | 81.59–98.57 | 88.57 | 74.77–95.30 | 95.74 | 89.93–98.27 | 98.98 | 93.40-99.85 |  |
Accuracy (%) | 96.09 | 91.12–98.72 | 96.09 | 91.12–98.72 | 95.31 | 90.08–98.26 | 96.88 | 92.19–99.14 |  |
kappa measurement of agreement (κ ± SE) | 0.906 ± 0.041 | 0.899 ± 0.044 | 0.882 ± 0.047 | 0.911 ± 0.044 |  | ||||
post test probability for positive result (%) | 84.2 | 91.5 | 94.6 | 91.9 | Â | ||||
post test probability for negative result (%) | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | Â | ||||
| Â | pulmonary consolidation | pleural effusion | |||||||
| Â | right lung | left lung | right lung | left lung | Â | ||||
| Â | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | Â |
Sensitivity (%) | 100.00 | 15.81–100.00 | 100.00 | 39.76–100.00 | 66.67 | 9.43–99.16 | 75.00 | 19.41–99.37 |  |
Specificity (%) | 100.00 | 97.11–100.00 | 100.00 | 97.07–100.00 | 99.20 | 95.62–99.98 | 99.19 | 95.59–99.98 |  |
Positive Likelihood Ratio (%) | 100.00 | - | 100.00 | - | 83.33 | 10.11–687.20 | 93.00 | 12.18-709.83 |  |
Negative Likelihood Ratio (%) | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.34 | 0.07–1.67 | 0.25 | 0.05–1.38 |  |
Positive Predictive Value (%) | 100.00 | - | 100.00 | - | 66.67 | 19.52–94.28 | 75.00 | 28.22–95.82 |  |
Negative Predictive Value (%) | 100.00 | - | 100.00 | - | 99.20 | 96.16–99.84 | 99.19 | 95.75–99.85 |  |
Accuracy (%) | 100.00 | 97.16–100.00 | 100.00 | 97.16–100.00 | 98.44 | 94.47–99.81 | 98.44 | 94.47–99.81 |  |
kappa measurement of agreement (κ ± SE) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.659 ± 0.226 | 0.742 ± 0.176 |  | ||||
post test probability for positive result (%) | 97.7 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 97.0 | Â | ||||
post test probability for negative result (%) | - | - | 12.7 | 8.1 | Â | ||||