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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2008; 14(8): 1218-1221
Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1218
Table 1a Sensitivity and specificity of MRCP for abnormal branch pancreatic ducts as compared with ERCP by Reviewer 1. Result of the assessment of images
Location of abnormalNumber of lesions
Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
branch pancreatic ductsTPTNFPFN
Head2540131525/40 (63)40/53 (75)
Body1688181216/28 (57)88/106 (83)
Tail419654/9 (44)19/25 (76)
Table 1b Sensitivity and specificity of MRCP for abnormal branch pancreatic ducts as compared with ERCP findings by Reviewer 2. Result of the assessment of images
Location of abnormalNumber of lesions
Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
branch pancreatic ductsTPTNFPFN
Head224491822/40 (55)44/53 (83)
Body1887191018/28 (64)87/106 (82)
Tail418754/9 (44)18/25 (72)
Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of MRCP for mild chronic pancreatitis (Cambridge Classification)
Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)
Reviewer 110/16 (63)9/12 (75)
Reviewer 29/16 (56)10/12 (83)
Table 3 Interobserver agreement regarding the identification of abnormal branch pancreatic ducts (κ statics)
Location of abnormal branch pancreatic ductsκvalue
Abnormal branch, head0.67
Abnormal branch, body0.68
Abnormal branch, tail0.86
Diagnosis of mild chronic pancreatitis0.79