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Table 5 Concordance across organ systems for major pathological findings

From: Post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging with computed tomography-guided biopsy for foetuses and infants: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study

 

TP n

TN n

x

N

Concordance % (95% CI)

Lung

 Virtopsy

24

50

74

101

73.3 (63.9 to 80.9)

 Clinical evaluation

14

57

71

101

70.3 (60.8 to 78.3)

Heart

 Virtopsy

14

64

78

101

77.2 (68.1 to 84.3)

 Clinical evaluation

9

75

84

101

83.2 (74.7 to 89.2)

Brain

 Virtopsy

20

47

67

86a

77.9 (68.1 to 85.4)

 Clinical evaluation

10

57

67

86a

77.9 (68.1 to 85.4)

Gastrointestinal system

 Virtopsy

6

80

86

101

85.1 (76.9 to 90.8)

 Clinical evaluation

2

86

88

101

87.1 (79.2 to 92.3)

Urogenital system

 Virtopsy

16

80

96

101

95.0 (88.9 to 97.9)

 Clinical evaluation

11

82

93

101

92.1 (85.1 to 95.9)

Musculoskeletal system

 Virtopsy

12

84

96

101

95.0 (88.9 to 97.9)

 Clinical evaluation

8

86

94

101

93.1 (86.4 to 96.6)

  1. aremoval of the brain with examination after fixation was not performed in 15 cases
  2. TP True positive, TN True negative, x TP + TN