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Table 2 Analysis of the positive and negative predictive values per patient

From: Comparison of the diagnostic performance of CT colonography interpreted by radiologists and radiographers

Analysis according to patient (with polyps ≥6 mm)

Positive predictive value

  Radiographer R1

57.1 [39.1–73.5]

  Radiographer R2

57.7 [38.9–74.7]

  Radiographer R3

60.0 [42.3–75.4]

  Radiographer R4

51.7 [34.4–68.6]

  Radiologist R5

63.6 [43.0–80.3]

  Radiologist R6

51.4 [35.6–67.0]

Average reader values

  Radiographers

56.6 [40.1–73.2]

  Radiologists

56.1 [40.0–72.3]

Negative predictive value

  Radiographer R1

91.5 [81.6–96.3]

  Radiographer R2

90.2 [80.2–95.4]

  Radiographer R3

94.7 [85.6–98.2]

  Radiographer R4

89.7 [79.2–95.2]

  Radiologist R5

89.2 [79.4–94.7]

  Radiologist R6

94.2 [84.4–98.0]

Average reader values

  Radiographers

91.5 [85.2–97.8]

  Radiologists

91.5 [85.4–97.5]