Research Article

Association of Chest Anteroposterior Radiography with Computed Tomography in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma

Table 2

Statistics of positive findings on radiography when the computed tomography scan finding is positive.

ā€‰Accuracy (%)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)F score (%)Kappa coefficient

Rib fracture74.972.810010023.5%84.30.292
Lung contusion50.543.899.499.819.4%60.90.155
Subcutaneous emphysema83.556.099.999.679.271.7%0.613
Pneumothorax46.712.7100.0100.042.122.6%0.102

PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.