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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2015; 21(6): 1827-1837
Published online Feb 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1827
Published online Feb 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1827
Table 2 Comparison of hematoxylin-eosin and digitally reinforced hematoxylin-eosin polarization evaluated by Congo-red stain n (%)
| Variable | DRHEP | HE |
| Congo red positive (n = 100) | ||
| True positive | 69 (69) | 33 (33) |
| False negative | 31 (31) | 67 (67) |
| Congo red negative (n = 50) | ||
| True negative | 49 (98) | 16 (20) |
| False positive | 1 (4) | 34 (80) |
| Sensitivity | 69% | 34% |
| Specificity | 98% | 32% |
| Accuracy | 78.6% | 33.3% |
| Positive predictive value | 98.5 | 50.0 |
| Negative predictive value | 61.3 | 19.5 |
- Citation: Doganavsargil B, Buberal GE, Toz H, Sarsik B, Pehlivanoglu B, Sezak M, Sen S. Digitally reinforced hematoxylin-eosin polarization technique in diagnosis of rectal amyloidosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(6): 1827-1837
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i6/1827.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1827