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. 2014 Dec 7;20(45):16948–16955. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16948

Table 2.

Accuracy of colon capsule endoscopy 2 for polyp detection

Ref. Pts Adequate cleansing Excretion rate Polyp6 mm
Polyp10 mm
Sensitivity (95%CI) Specificity (95%CI) Sensitivity (95%CI) Specificity (95%CI)
Eliakim et al[9] 104 78% 81%1 89% 76% 88% 89%
(68%-86%) (70%-97%) (72%-78%) (56%-98%) (86%-90%)
Spada et al[12] 117 85% 81%1 84% 64% 88% 95%
(73%-88%) (74%-95%) (52%-76%) (76%-99%) (90%-100%)
Rex et al[19] 884 80% 91%2 88% 82% 92% 95%
(76%-83%) (82%-93%) (80%-83%) (82%-97%) (94%-95%)
1

Within 8 h;

2

10 h post ingestion.