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

Table 3.

Per-polyp sensitivity of CT colonography per size category and per lesion type for adenomatous polyps and for all histology types (double read)

6–9 mm ≥10 mm
Pedunculated
Adenomas and carcinomas 95% (88–100) 95% (91–99)
38/40 104/109
All lesionsa 96% (90–100) 95% (91–99)
43/45 112/118
Sessile
Adenomas and carcinomas 76% (67–85)* 95% (90–100)
65/86 60/63
All lesionsa 71% (64–79)* 93% (88–99)*
90/126 71/76
Flat
Adenomas and carcinomas 42% (14–70)* 58% (30–86)*
5/12 7/12
All lesionsa 47% (25–70)* 57% (31–83)*
9/19 8/14

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

* Significantly different sensitivity compared to the pedunculated lesions P < 0.05