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