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. 2012 Jan 31;17(1):016001. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.016001

Table 3.

Results of Chi2 analysis are shown. The table shows the individual distribution of RCM parameters with respective diagnoses, following blinded image analysis by two independent investigators. Data expressed as presence of features in % of examined cases. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.

  MF PARA SEZ LYP NO
INVESTIGATOR 1          
 Spongiosis 94.7b 20 100 100 11.1
 Loss of dermarcation 94.7b 0 100 100 11.1
 Epidermal disarray 89.5a 40 100 100 22.2
 Hyporefractile papillae 78.9 20 100 100 11.1
 Epidermal atypical lymphocytes 73.7b 0 100 75 0
 Vesicle-like structures 73.7 0 100 50 0
 Junctional atypical lymphocytes 73.3b 0 100 100 0
 Keratinocyte elongation of nuclei 63.2 0 0 25 0
 Dendritic cells 52.6 0 100 0 0
 Hole-like perforations 21.2 0 50 25 0
INVESTIGATOR 2 MF PARA SEZ LYP NO
 Spongiosis 100b 0 100 75 22.2
 Epidermal disarray 100b 20 100 100 22.2
 Loss of dermarcation 94.7b 20 100 100 22.2
 Hyporefractile papillae 84.2b 40 100 100 0
 Junctional atypical lymphocytes 84.2b 0 50 100 0
 Epidermal atypical lymphocytes 68.4a 0 100 75 0
 Vesicle-like structures 52.6 0 100 25 11.1
 Hole-like perforations 47.4 20 100 0 11.1
 Keratinocyte elongation of nuclei 42.1 0 0 0 0
 Dendritic cells 0 0 50 50 36.8
a

p<0,001.

b

p<0,0001.