Table 2

 Performance of different endoscopic observational modalities in the diagnosis of 180 colorectal lesions (133 patients)

True-positive findingsTrue-negative findingsFalse-positive findingsFalse-negative findingsSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Accuracy (%)Positive predictivevalue (%)Negative predictivevalue (%)Likelihood ratio
Endoscopic ModalityReader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2
Conventional colonoscopy82924129710504962.165.285.474.468.367.292.190.245.137.24.262.54
NBI-L1161222423516251982.386.582.759.082.480.695.988.449.054.84.772.11
NBI-H120134372851118787.095.088.171.887.290.096.092.467.380.07.303.37
Chromoendoscopy-L120111333168213085.178.784.679.585.078.995.293.361.150.85.533.84
Chromoendoscopy-H126137382941012491.397.290.574.491.192.296.993.276.087.99.593.79