Table A1.
Rate of Superficial Cancer by Method of Detection in Back-to-Back Fashion
Region | No. of Patients | Primary Examination WLI |
Secondary Examination NBI |
P | ||||
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No. | % | 95% CI | No. | % | 95% CI | |||
Head and neck | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0.2 to 36.0 | 10 | 77 | 46.2 to 95 | < .001 |
Esophagus | 105 | 58 | 55 | 45.2 to 65.0 | 100 | 95 | 89.2 to 98.4 | < .001 |
NBI | WLI | |||||||
Head and neck | 15 | 15 | 100 | 78.2 to 100 | 5 | 33 | 11.8 to 61.6 | < .001 |
Esophagus | 107 | 104 | 97 | 92 to 99.4 | 85 | 79 | 70.5 to 86.6 | < .001 |
Abbreviations: WLI, white light imaging; NBI, narrow band imaging.