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. 2011 Oct 28;11:22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2490-11-22

Table 3.

Comparison of conventional cytology with ROS cytology (initially diagnosed urothelial carcinomas)

Conventional cytology ROS cytology
Urothelial carcinoma Positive Suspicious Negative Sensitivity Positive Negative Sensitivity
Low grade(n = 24) 9 7 8 35% 18 6 75%
High grade(n = 26) 21 1 2 88% 22 2 92%
Non-invasive papillary 10 8 8 39% 20 6 77%
(n = 26)
Superficially invasive 6 1 0 86% 6 1 86%
(n = 7)
Deep invasive 6 0 0 100% 6 0 100%
(n = 6)
Carcinoma in situ 8 0 1 89% 8 1 89%
(n = 10)
Specificity Specificity
Negative(n = 80) 6 13 72 90% 4 76 95%