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Relative Risk of WMA (95% CI) Sensitivity % Specificity % Positive Predictive Value % Negative Predictive Value % Minimal to moderate WMA Periventricular echogenicity 0.9 44 50 53 41 Grade 2–5 on any sonogram (0.5–1.7) P value .8 Periventricular echogenicity 2.0 22 100 100 50 Grade 3–5 on any sonogram (1.4–2.9) P value .06 Moderate WMA only Periventricular echogenicity .9 38 58 23 74 Grade 2–5 on any sonogram (0.3–3.0) P value .8 Periventricular echogenicity 4.2 38 96 75 82 Grade 3–5 on any sonogram (1.6–11.1) P value .04 Definite ventriculomegaly on any sonogram 2.1 28 100 100 52 (1.4–3.1) P valuey .05
* Ultrasonography is compared with MR imaging in the absence of an in vivo gold standard of brain injury in the newborn.
Note.—WMA indicates white matter abnormality; CI, confidence interval.