A prospective study assessing the efficacy of abdominal computed tomography scan without bowel preparation in diagnosing intestinal wall and luminal lesions in patients presenting to the emergency room with abdominal complaints

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2005; 11(13): 1981-1986
Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1981

Table 4 True-and false-positive frequency, positive predictive value for NPCT scan, including patients with delayed colonoscopy.

CT diagnoses	Total number	True positive	False positive	Positive predictive value (95%CI)
Colonic tumor	11	7	4	63% (3-487)
Inflammatory bowel	13	2	11	15% (3-42)
disease
Colonic polyp	1	0		100% (5-100)
Total number	25	10	15	40% (2-260)

Citation: Mizrahi M, Mintz Y, Rivkind A, Kisselgoff D, Libson E, Brezis M, Goldin E, Shibolet O. A prospective study assessing the efficacy of abdominal computed tomography scan without bowel preparation in diagnosing intestinal wall and luminal lesions in patients presenting to the emergency room with abdominal complaints. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(13): 1981-1986
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i13/1981.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1981