From: Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation
Findings | Subpleural opacity/septal thickening/consolidation in HRCT | Diagnostic performance | ||||||||
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Positive (N) | Negative (N) | Total (N) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | DA (%) | AUC (95% CI) | P value | |
B-line | ||||||||||
LUS (N) | 79.3 | 0.0 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 0.397 (0.000–0.872) | 0.729 | |||
Positive | 23 | 1 | 24 | |||||||
Negative | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Total | 29 | 1 | 30 |