Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2010; 16(14): 1727-1734
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1727
Table 4 Assessment of the carcinomatous invasion depth: comparison between microvascular architecture & pit pattern analysis
Microvascular architectureSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)PPV (95% CI)NPV (95% CI)Accuracy (%)
Non-dense vessel density and/or negative vessel regularity38/4360/690.81 (0.67-0.91)0.92 (0.83-0.97)87.5
0.88 (0.75-0.96)0.87 (0.77-0.94)
Non-dense vessel density and negative vessel regularity35/4369/691.00 (0.90-1.00)0.90 (0.81-0.95)92.9
0.81 (0.67-0.92)1.00 (0.95-1.00)
Pit pattern (Invasive pattern)37/4368/690.97 (0.86-0.99)0.92 (0.83-0.97)93.8
0.86 (0.72-0.95)0.99 (0.92-0.99)