Table 1

Sensitivity and specificity for each VLE feature in predicting a histology subtype

HistologyWide cryptsIrregular surfaceIsolated one glandMultiple atypical glandsComplex glandsCombined atypical/complex glands
Normal10 (63%)
63%, 45%
0 (0%)
0%, 83%
7 (44%)
44%, 71%
3 (19%)
19%, 52%
0 (0%)
0%, 88%
3 (19%)
19%, 48%
Carditis30 (56%)
56%, 43%
4 (7%)
7.4%, 79%
19 (35%)
35%, 73%
24 (44%)
44%, 57%
1 (2%)
2%, 82%
25 (46%)
46%, 52%
Intestinal metaplasia16 (64%)
64%, 46%
5 (20%)
20%, 87%
7 (28%)
28%, 68%
11 (44%)
44%, 56%
0 (0%)
0%, 87%
11 (44%)
44%, 52%
LGD1 (100%)
100%, 44%
1 (100%)
100%,86%
0 (0)%
0%, 69%
1 (100%)
100%, 57%
0 (0%)
0%, 89%
1 (100%)
100%, 53%
HGD/IMCA5 (46%)
45%, 42%
6 (55%)
55%, 90%
1 (9%)
9%, 68%
6 (55%)
55%, 61%
7 (64%)
64%, 96%
9 (82%)
81%, 57%
T1b0 (0%)
0%, 42%
0 (0%)
0%, 85%
0 (0%)
25%, 68%
3 (100%)
100%, 58%
3 (100%)
100%, 93%
3 (100%)
100%, 54%
All dysplasia6 (40%)
40%, 41%
7 (47%)
47%, 91%
1 (7%)
7%, 65%
10 (67%)
67%, 60%
10 (67%)
67%, 99%
13 (87%)
87%, 56%
Neoplasia: HGD/IMCA/T1b5 (36%)
36%, 40%
6 (43%)
41%, 83%
1 (7%)
7%, 66%
9 (64%)
64%, 59%
10 (71%)
71%, 99%
12 (86%)
86%, 58%
  • HGD, high-grade dysplasia; IMCA, intramucosal cancer; LGD, low-grade dysplasia.