Research Article

Machine Learning Creates a Simple Endoscopic Classification System that Improves Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s Oesophagus amongst Non-expert Endoscopists

Table 1

Comparison of sensitivity and specificity between cases before and after acetic acid for all 3 experts. ND-BE: no dysplasia; D-BE: dysplasia.

Expert 1 (%)Expert 2 (%)Expert 3 (%)Total (%)

Before acetic acid
Sensitivity, % (95% C.I.)94 (71–99)76 (50–93)94 (71–99)88 (76–96)
Specificity, % (95% C.I.)87 (66–97)87 (66–97)83 (61–95)86 (75–93)
Negative predictive value, %99.698.599.686 (75–93)
After acetic acid
Sensitivity, % (95% C.I.)100 (48–100)80 (28–99)100 (48–100)93 (68–99)
Specificity, % (95% C.I.)71 (29–96)85 (42–99)57 (18–90)71 (47–89)
Negative predictive value, %10098.810071 (47–89)