Table 1

Comparison of Intraplaque Lipid Detection Between RF Parameters and Gray-Scale IVUS


Variance among all ROIs >32
Variance in the axial direction >11
Gray-scale IVUS

Sensitivity (%)
84.6*
69.2
46.2
Specificity (%)
75.0
75.0
87.5
Positive predictive value (%)
73.3
69.2
75.0
Negative predictive value (%)
85.7
75.0
66.7

*P = 0.04 vs. gray-scale IVUS

Hara et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008 6:18   doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-18

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