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. 2023 Mar 9;33(5):3343–3353. doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-09516-0

Table 3.

Changes in confidence levels according to the reader’s previous experience

Overall Low experience Intermediate experience High experience
Local status Confidence level Mean confidence at standard imaging 2.48 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.47 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.47 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.51 [IQR. 2.0–3.0]
Mean confidence at standard + forced diuresis 2.72 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.82 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.68 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.66 [IQR. 3.0–3.0]
Number of positive differences 140 59 42 39
Number of negative differences 25 6 11 8
p value  < 0.0001  < 0.0001  < 0.0001 0.0006
PSMA RADS Mean confidence at standard imaging 2.23 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.08 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.32 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.28 [IQR. 2.0–3.0]
Mean confidence at standard + forced diuresis 2.32 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.55 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.25 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.23 [IQR. 2.0–3.0]
Number of positive differences 34 17 8 9
Number of negative differences 15 1 8 6
p value 0.0561 0.0002 0.8603 0.8904
Nodal status Confidence level Mean confidence at standard imaging 2.56 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.58 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.52 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.58 [IQR. 2.0–3.0]
Mean confidence at standard + forced diuresis 2.78 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.83 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.75 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.77 [IQR. 3.0–3.0]
Number of positive differences 123 43 44 36
Number of negative differences 18 6 7 5
p value  < 0.0001  < 0.0001  < 0.0001  < 0.0001
PSMA RADS Mean confidence at standard imaging 2.11 [IQR. 1.0–3.0] 2.04 [IQR. 1.0–3.0] 2.22 [IQR. 1.0–3.0] 2.11 [IQR. 1.0–3.0]
Mean confidence at standard + forced diuresis 2.52 [IQR. 2.0–3.0] 2.57 [IQR. 2.5–3.0] 2.61 [IQR. 3.0–3.0] 2.42 [IQR. 1.0–3.0]
Number of positive differences 40 16 12 12
Number of negative differences 6 2 3 1
p value  < 0.0001 0.0019 0.0103 0.0081