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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan;53(1):e25–e30. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000929

Table 3.

Natural language processing tool’s performance as compared to a validated manual review of colonoscopy reports

Variable Sensitivity
(95% CI)
Specificity
(95% CI)
Positive Predictive
Value (95% CI)
Accuracy
(95% CI)
Screening indication 100 (95.3–100) 96.4 (93.1–98.4) 90.6 (82.3–95.8) 98.2 (97.0–99.4)
Family history of CRC 89.3 (71.8–97.7) 100 (98.7–100) 100 (86.3–100) 94.6 (88.8–100)
First-degree relative with CRC 100 (79.4–100) 100 (98.7–100) 100 (79.4–100) 100 (100–100)
Age of first-degree relative with CRC 78.6 (49.2–95.3) 100 (98.7–100) 100 (71.5–100) 89.3 (78.1–100)
Cecal intubation (exam extent) 99.6 (98–100) 100 (81.5–100) 100 (98.7–100) 99.8 (99.5–100)
Adequate bowel preparation 100 (98.5–100) 100 (94.3–100) 100 (98.5–100) 100 (100–100)
Presence of polyp(s) ≥10 mm 90.5 (69.6–98.8) 100 (98.7–100) 100 (82.4–100) 95.2 (88.8–100)
Location of polyp(s) ≥10 mm 90.0 (68.3–98.8) 100 (98.7–100) 100 (81.5–100) 95.0 (88.3–100)

CI, confidence interval; CRC, colorectal cancer