Table 1 Diagnostic performance of CEUS for detecting acute pyelonephritis in 66 kidneys.

From: Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for acute pyelonephritis in children

Reference standard

DMSA scan

CT

Sensitivity

86.8% (33/38)

87.5% (14/16)

Specificity

71.4% (20/28)

80.0% (8/10)

PPV

80.5% (33/41)

87.5% (14/16)

NPV

80.0% (20/25)

80.0% (8/10)

Diagnostic accuracy

80.3%

84.6%

  1. DMSA technetium 99m-labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid, CT computed tomography, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value.
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