Results
272 cases were analysed. Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity,
PPV and NPV) for three observers were: stage 1 to predict level A
97.9-98.7%, 60.2-64.2%, 75.0-76.9%, and 96.3-97.5%; stage 2 to
predict level B 26.1-30.4%, 93.2-95.6%, 26.3-35.3%, and 92.9-93.6%;
stage 3 to predict level C 7.5-10.0%, 93.8-94.8%, 33.3-42.1%, and
70.9-71.5%; stage 4 to predict level D 90.-95.0%, 90.1-91.7% &,
41.9-47.5%, and 99.1-99.6%. For three observers AUROC for A vs B/C/D
(cut-point 9) 0.75-0.88, A/B vs C/D (cut-point 16) 0.81 and A/B/C vs D
(cut-point 22) 0.95-0.96.