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Table 1 Test performance parameters used in the effectiveness calculations

From: Comparative cost-effectiveness analyses of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and coronary angiography combined with fractional flow reserve for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Abbreviation

Description

Parameter value

Test to yield anatomical information (= detection of diameter reduction ≥50%)

Sn CXA

Sensitivity of CXA

1

Sp CXA

Specificity of CXA

1

Sn FFR

Sensitivity of FFR

1

Sp FFR

Specificity of FFR

1

R CXA

Rate of complications with invasive CXA

0.0005 [27]

Test to yield ischemia information (=detection of myocardial ischemia)

Sn CMR

Sensitivity of CMR (≥2 segments positive vs FFR ≤ 0.75)

0.88 [31]

Sp CMR

Specificity of CMR (≥2 segments positive vs FFR ≤ 0.75)

0.90 [31]

NDx

Non diagnostic rate for CMR

0.05 [32]

R F

Rate of complications per 10-year follow-up period for patients with CAD and false-negative tests

0.15 [27]