Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity (with confidence intervals) observed in Reimann et al. [1] and prior studies of myPath melanoma (using clinically-validated classification system)

From: Reply to Reimann et al.

Study

Reference standard

Sensitivity

95% Confidence interval

Specificity

95% Confidence interval

Clarke et al. [14]

Histopathology

94%

90%, 97%

90%

85, 93%

Clarke et al. [10]

Histopathology

92%

86%, 95%

93%

90%, 95%

Reimann et al. [1]

Histopathology

    

'Unequivocal'

 

83%

71%, 91%

89%

81%, 94%

 'Ambiguous'

 

67%

38%, 88%

96%

80%, 100%

Ko et al. [11]

Clinical outcome

94%

87%, 98%

96%

89%, 99%