Initial CT
YesNo
Clinician accuracy of initial CT scan in ED (n=20 109)
 Positive ICI3770
 Negative ICI158518 147
 Sensitivity (95% CI)377/377100.0 (99.0 to 100.0)
 Specificity (95% CI)18 147/19 73292.0 (91.6 to 92.3)
 PPV (95% CI)377/196219.2 (17.5 to 21.0)
 NPV (95% CI)18 147/18 147100.0 (100.0 to 100.0)
  • ICI, intracranial injury; NEXUS, National Emergency X-Radiography Utilisation Study; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.