Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16306-16310
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16306
Table 3 Diagnostic characteristics of magnifying endoscopy with acetic acid spray and narrow-band imaging
High-confidence predictions(n = 68)Low-confidence predictions(n = 23)P value for high-confidence vs low-confidence predictions
Accuracy (95%CI)79% (68%-87%)52% (36%-71%)0.02
Sensitivity (95%CI)83% (67%-92%)70% (39%-90%)0.69
Specificity (95%CI)76% (59%-87%)39% (18%-65%)0.04
PPV (95%CI)78% (63%-89%)47% (25%-70%)0.04
NPV (95%CI)81% (63%-91%)63% (30%-90%)0.35