Table 1

Lung VSI compared with chest X-ray

Overall (n=102)X-ray abnormal (n=49)X-ray normal (n=26)X-ray indeterminate (n=27)Cohen’s κ (95% CI, p value)
UltrasoundAbnormal49% (39%–59.1%)79.6% (65.7%–89.8%)7.69% (0.946%–25.1%)33.3% (16.5%–54%)0.47 (0.33 to 0.62, p<0.0001)
Normal31.4% (22.5%–41.3%)6.12% (1.28%–16.9%)76.9% (56.4%–91%)33.3% (16.5%–54%)
Indeterminate19.6% (12.4%–28.6%)14.3% (5.94%–27.2%)15.4% (4.36%–34.9%)33.3% (16.5%–54%)
  • Results separated by consensus chest X-ray for all subjects, reported as percentage (95% CI).

  • VSI, volume sweep imaging.