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. 2023 Apr 15;14:67. doi: 10.1186/s13244-023-01395-9

Table 2.

Diagnostic accuracy of reader study

Internal test
All doctors Senior Junior DNN p*
Overall 49.2 ± 3.4% 50.8 ± 3.0% 47.5 ± 2.8% 66.5 ± 2.5%  < 0.001
AFS
 AFS ( +) 46.8 ± 9.0% 47.1 ± 11.8% 46.6 ± 4.9% 73.0 ± 3.8%  < 0.001
 AFS (-) 50.1 ± 5.4% 52.3 ± 5.4% 47.9 ± 4.4% 64.0 ± 2.9%  < 0.001
Diagnosis
 Imitator 59.2 ± 19.7% 61.2 ± 19.5% 57.1 ± 19.7% 60.6 ± 5.1% 0.816
 TB 55.6 ± 13.5% 56.7 ± 8.0% 54.6 ± 17.3% 74.0 ± 6.7%  < 0.001
 NTM-LD 32.7 ± 12.5% 34.6 ± 15.5% 30.8 ± 8.0% 65.0 ± 5.5%  < 0.001

DNN, deep neural network; AFS, acid-fast smear; TB, tuberculosis; NTM-LD, nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

p* compared between all doctors and DNN on diagnosis accuracy