Table 1

Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values of Dual-Section Helical Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Based on Selective Pulmonary Arteriography as the Reference Standard

Patient groupSensitivity, % (and no. /total no. of pts)Specificity, % (and no. /total no. of pts)Predictive value, % (and no. /total no. of pts)
PositiveNegative
All patients90 (56/62)94 (89/95)95 (56/59)97 (89/92)