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Table 2 Overview of the detected lesions according to MRI sequence VIBE and Spiral VIBE as well as CT in expiration in comparison with the gold standard of CT in inspiration both lesion- and lobe-based

From: Detection of lung lesions in breath-hold VIBE and free-breathing Spiral VIBE MRI compared to CT

 

VIBE

UTE Spiral VIBE

CT expiration

Detection rate of all lesions

26/99

47/99

87/99

Sensitivity

26%

47%

88%

(95% CI)

(17–38)

(32–59)

(70–107)

Detection rate according to lesion size

   

< 5 mm

5/47

5/47

37/47

 

11%

11%

79%

5–10 mm

6/24

16/24

22/24

 

25%

67%

92%

> 10 mm

15/28

26/28

28/28

 

54%

93%

100%

Lobe-based analysis

24/58

37/58

54/58

Sensitivity

41%

64%

93%

(95% CI)

(41–70)

(26 – 51)

(41–70)

Lobe-based analysis

74/77

74/77

77/77

Specificity

96%

96%

100%

(95% CI)

(58–93)

(58–94)

(61–96)