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. 2018 Jan 16;6(1):E78–E85. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-121987

Table 3. Assessment of proposed nCLE criteria.

Experts Novices
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%) Positive predictive value
(%)
Negative predictive value (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value (%)
Dark aggregates > 40 µm or dilated irregular vessels with fluorescein leakage (95 %CI) (for malignancy) 80 (62 – 91) 5 (0 – 22) 58 (38 – 71) 67 (45 – 84) 9 (0 – 50) 78 (67 – 88) 24 (7 – 44) 63 (44 – 74) 71 (48 – 87) 31 (8 – 65)
Dark lobular structures/normal acinar cells (95 %CI) (for benign diagnosis) 50 (20 – 75) 82 (74 – 89) 74 (58 – 82) 47 (21 – 77) 83 (62 – 94) 50 (20 – 75) 89 (80 – 95) 82 (67 – 90) 65 (30 – 88) 87 (67 – 97)
Dark lobular structures/normal acinar cells or fine white fibrous bands (95 %CI) (for benign diagnosis 83 (67 – 93) 41 (26 – 59) 51 (36 – 64) 32 (13 – 55) 88 (60 – 97) 89 (67 – 100) 56 (33 – 73) 64 (43 – 76) 40 (16 – 68) 94 (72 – 100)

CI, confidence interval