Table 2

Accuracy measures of CE compared with the modality in the entire GI tract and per segmental analysis

SegmentTestSensitivity %
(95% CI)
Specificity % (95% CI)PPV%
(95% CI)
NPV%
(95% CI)
OverallCE (n=99)94 (86 to 98)74 (55 to 87)91 (82 to 96)83 (64 to 94)
MRE and/or IC (n=99)100 (95 to 100)22 (10 to 41)77 (68 to 85)100 (54 to 100)
P value0.1250.001
Proximal small bowel*CE (n=98)97 (82 to 100)87 (76 to 93)77 (62 to 88)98 (90 to 100)
MRE (n=98)71 (53 to 84)66 (54 to 76)49 (35 to 63)83 (71 to 91)
P value0.0210.020
Terminal ileumCE (n=90)94 (84 to 99)82 (66 to 91)88 (76 to 94)91 (76 to 98)
MRE and/or IC (n=90)98 (89 to 100)37 (23 to 53)68 (57 to 78)93 (68 to 100)
P value0.625<0.001
CE (n=83)94 (82 to 98)81 (66 to 91)86 (74 to 93)91 (76 to 98)
IC (n=83)89 (77 to 96)92 (78 to 98)93 (81 to 98)87 (73 to 95)
P value0.6880.289
CE (n=92)94 (84 to 99)82 (67 to 91)88 (76 to 94)91 (77 to 98)
MRE (n=92)79 (66 to 88)44 (29 to 59)66 (53 to 76)61 (42 to 77)
P value0.0570.001
ColonCE (n=88)83 (62 to 94)88 (77 to 94)70 (51 to 84)93 (84 to 98)
IC (n=88)91 (72 to 99)89 (79 to 95)75 (56 to 88)97 (88 to 100)
P value0.5001.00
  • CE, capsule endoscopy; GI, gastrointestinal; IC, ileocolonoscopy; MRE, magnetic resonance enterography; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.