Review Article

A Critical Evaluation of Carotid Duplex Scanning in the Diagnosis of Significant Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease

Table 4


ā€‰>50% stenosis>70% stenosis

Sensitivity (TP/TP + FN)97.94%96.10%
Specificity (TN/TN + FP)83.33%88.00%
Overall accuracy (TP + TN/TP + TN + FP + FN)94.49%92.91%
Positive predictive value (TP/TP + FP)95.00%92.50%
Negative predictive value (TN/TN + FN)92.59%93.62%
False positive FP/(FP + TN)16.67%12.00%
False negative FN/(FN + TP)2.06%3.90%