Table 4 Comparison of the accuracy in nodule diameter < 10 mm and 10 mm ≤ while evaluating the standard image alone vs. the standard and the soft tissue images.
Years of experience | Nodule diameter < 10 mm (n = 64) | Nodule diameter ≥ 10 mm (n = 91) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard image alone | Standard and soft tissue images | P value | Standard image alone | Standard and soft tissue images | P value | |
26 (reader 1) | 89.1% (57/64) | 90.6% (58/64) | 0.655 | 90.1% (82/91) | 93.4% (85/91) | 0.180 |
14 (reader 2) | 79.7% (51/64) | 81.3% (52/64) | 0.796 | 85.7% (78/91) | 92.3% (84/91) | 0.083 |
8 (reader 3) | 78.1% (50/64) | 87.5% (56/64) | 0.058 | 80.2% (73/91) | 95.6% (87/91) | < 0.001 |
6 (reader 4) | 68.8% (44/64) | 81.3% (52/64) | 0.059 | 83.5% (76/91) | 91.2% (83/91) | 0.052 |
3 (reader 5) | 62.5% (40/64) | 76.6% (49/64) | 0.029 | 63.7% (58/91) | 87.9% (80/91) | < 0.001 |
