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. 2005 Dec;54(12):1721–1727. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.069427

Table 4.

 Performance of investigational methods in detecting small bowel Crohn’s disease in patients with previously established diagnosis Crohn’s disease and with suspected Crohn’s disease

Enteroclysis MRI CE
Established CD
    Findings 16 22 13
    Normal 8 3 1
    Detection rate (%) 67 88 93
    Drop-out 3 2 13
    Total 27 27 27
Suspected CD
    True positive 4 10 12
    False positive 0 2 0
    True negative 6 8 11
    False negative 6 4 1
    PPV (%) 100 83 100
    NPV (%) 50 66 92
    Drop-out 9 1 1
    Total 25 25 25

CD, Crohn’s disease; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CE, capsule endoscopy; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.