Diagnostic Performance of Morphologic CT Features
| Feature | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value |
| Contrast enhancement | 100% | 0% | 71% | NA |
| Infiltration of surrounding tissue | 76% | 86% | 93% | 60% |
| Involvement of epicardium | 65% | 86% | 92% | 50% |
| Irregular margin | 82% | 57% | 82% | 57% |
| Presence of necrosis | 12% | 100% | 100% | 32% |
| Pericardial effusion | 41% | 86% | 88% | 38% |
| Involvement of more than 1 chamber | 71% | 86% | 86% | 50% |
| 3 or more features | 82% | 86% | 93% | 67% |
| Metabolic data | 100% | 86% | 94% | 100% |
Sensitivity and specificity are shown for each criterion separately and for simultaneous presence of 3 or more features.
NA = not available.