Table 4 Performance characteristics of OC and CTC in the detection of colonic adenomas
All sizes<6 mm6 to 9 mm>9 mmAdvanced colonic neoplasia
No./total no. (% (95% CI))No./total no. (% (95% CI))No./total no. (% (95% CI))No./total no. (% (95% CI))No./total no. (% (95% CI))
Sensitivity OC212/221 (95.9 (92.4 to 98.1))139/147 (94.6 (89.6 to 97.6))38/41 (92.7 (80.1 to 98.5))33/33 (100 (89.4 to 100))45/46 (97.8 (88.5 to 99.9))
Sensitivity CTC155/221 (70.1 (63.6 to 76.1))87/147 (59.2 (50.8 to 67.2))37/41 (90.2 (76.9 to 97.3))31/33 (93.9 (79.8 to 99.3))43/46 (93.5 (82.1 to 98.6))
  • Analysis according to polyp.

  • CTC, CT colonography; OC, optical colonoscopy.