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. 2009 Nov 4;35(6):661–668. doi: 10.1007/s00261-009-9586-8

Table 2.

Per-polyp sensitivity for CT colonography compared to colonoscopy

Sensitivity CT colonography Colonoscopy P values
Advanced adenomas 92% (88–96) 96% (93–99) P = 0.26
165/178 173/180
Adenomas and carcinomas 6–9 mm 78% (71–85) 97% (94–100) P < 0.001
108/138 134/138
Adenomas and carcinomas ≥10 mm 93% (89–97) 97% (94–99) P = 0.17
171/184 178/184
All lesionsa 6–9 mm 75% (69–81) 96% (93–99) P < 0.001
142/190 190/198
All lesionsa ≥10 mm 92% (88–96) 97% (95–99) P = 0.035
191/208 208/214

a All lesion types: adenoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, hamartomous or infectious. Also includes not-removed polyps and polyps with unclear histology. Between brackets is the 95% confidence interval