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. 2011 Dec 8;6(12):e27524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027524

Table 2. Performance of the four automated strategies for detecting different grades of disease, together with the associated workload reduction.

DRSS category Number identified by the automated system Proportion identified (%) [95% confidence interval]
MA/BH/EX (both fields)
Unassessable 343/346 99.1 [97.5 to 99.7]
R0 3094/5141 60.2 [58.8 to 61.5]
R1 2065/2193 94.2 [93.1 to 95.1]
M1 390/395 98.7 [97.1 to 99.5]
R2 131/131 100 [97.2 to 100]
R3 61/61 100 [94.1 to 100]
Any retinopathy 2647/2780 95.2 [94.4 to 95.9]
Referable 582/587 99.1 [98.0 to 99.6]
(Workload reduction 2183/8267 26.4 [25.5 to 27.4])
MA(both fields)
Unassessable 339/346 98.0 [95.9 to 99.0]
R0 2806/5141 54.6 [53.2 to 55.9]
R1 2080/2193 94.8 [93.8 to 95.7]
M1 391/395 99.0 [97.4 to 99.6]
R2 131/131 100.0 [97.2 to 100.0]
R3 61/61 100 [94.1 to 100]
Any retinopathy 2663/2780 95.8 [95.0 to 96.5]
Referable 583/587 99.3 [98.3 to 99.7]
(Workload reduction 2459/8267 29.7 [28.8 to 30.7])
MA/BH/EX (macular field only)
Unassessable 342/346 98.8 [97.1 to 99.5]
R0 2607/5141 50.7 [49.3 to 52.1]
R1 1921/2193 87.6 [86.2 to 88.9]
M1 385/395 97.5 [95.4 to 98.6]
R2 131/131 100.0 [97.2 to 100.0]
R3 61/61 100 [94.1 to 100]
Any retinopathy 2498/2780 89.9 [88.7 to 90.9]
Referable 577/587 98.3 [96.9 to 99.1]
(Workload reduction 2820/8267 34.1 [33.1 to 35.1])
MA(macular field only)
Unassessable 337/346 97.4 [95.1 to 98.6]
R0 2229/5141 43.4 [42.0 to 44.7]
R1 1976/2193 90.1 [88.8 to 91.3]
M1 386/395 97.7 [95.7 to 98.8]
R2 131/131 100 [97.2 to 100]
R3 61/61 100 [94.1 to 100]
Any retinopathy 2554/2780 91.9 [90.8 to 92.8]
Referable 578/5877 98.5 [97.1 to 99.2]
(Workload reduction 3147/8267 38.1 [37.0 to 39.1])