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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of whole heart coronary MRA for the detection of significant coronary stenosis on X-ray coronary angiogram

From: Diagnostic accuracy of whole heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

1.5 T WHCA (N = 23 studies)

3.0 T WHCA (N = 11 studies)

P-value*

Patient-based analysis

 Sensitivity

0.86 (0.80–0.90)

0.91 (0.87–0.94)

0.10

 Specificity

0.73 (0.65–0.81)

0.83 (0.75–0.89)

0.06

Vessel-based analysis

 Sensitivity

0.84 (0.77–0.88)

0.89 (0.85–0.92)

0.13

 Specificity

0.83 (0.75–0.89)

0.90 (0.83–0.92)

0.09

Segment-based analysis

 Sensitivity

0.80 (0.72–0.86)

0.88 (0.84–0.91)

0.04

 Specificity

0.92 (0.87–0.95)

0.95 (0.94–0.96)

0.25

  1. Data are weighted mean ± 95% confidence interval
  2. WHCA whole heart coronary magnetic resonance imaging, MRA magnetic resonance imaging
  3. *P-value represents the significance of difference between 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla WHCA