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. 2018 Jun 18;3(8):548–558. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30161-4

Table 3.

Per-patient sensitivity and specificity for disease presence and extent against the consensus reference standard for patient groups combined

Sensitivity
Specificity
Number of disease positive* MRE Ultrasound Difference p value Number disease negative* MRE Ultrasound Difference p value
Small bowel disease extent 233 80% (72 to 86) 70% (62 to 78) 10% (1 to 18) 0·027 51 95% (85 to 98) 81% (64 to 91) 14% (1 to 27) 0·039
Small bowel disease presence 233 97% (91 to 99) 92% (84 to 96) 5% (1 to 9) 0·025 51 96% (86 to 99) 84% (65 to 94) 12% (0 to 25) 0·054
Colonic disease extent 129 22% (14 to 32) 17% (10 to 27) 5% (−5 to 15) 0·332 155 93% (87 to 97) 93% (87 to 97) 0% (−5 to 5) 1·000
Colonic disease presence 129 64% (50 to 75) 73% (59 to 83) −9% (−23 to 5) 0·202 155 96% (90 to 98) 96% (90 to 98) 0% (−3 to 3) 1·000
Small bowel and colonic disease extent 270 44% (36 to 54) 29% (21 to 38) 16% (6 to 25) 0·002 14 80% (42 to 96) 61% (23 to 89) 19% (−20 to 59) 0·337
Small bowel and colonic disease presence 270 78% (70 to 85) 71% (62 to 79) 7% (−2 to 15) 0·117 14 80% (42 to 96) 61% (23 to 89) 19% (−20 to 59) 0·335

Data are n, % (95% CI), or p value. MRE=magnetic resonance enterography.

*

Patients by consensus reference standard.

Agreement with reference standard for disease presence and segmental location.

Agreement with reference standard for disease presence (patients with disease in the small bowel, colon, or both).