Table 2:

Sensitivity and specificity

Final Diagnosis “Acute ON”aCE + (Reader 1/Reader 2)CE – (Reader 1/Reader 2)
ON+21/219/9
ON–0/221/19
  • Note:—CE + indicates contrast enhancement; CE −, no contrast enhancement; ON+, optic neuritis; ON–, no optic neuritis.

  • a Reader 1: sensitivity, 21/30 = 70%; specificity, 21/21 = 100%; reader 2: sensitivity, 21/30 = 70%; specificity, 19/21 = 90%.