Table 2

Results from test of diagnostic classification.

Item

Pre

Post

No

Content

N

% correct

n

% correct

1B

Ulcer

59

49

50

42

2B*

Basal cell carcinoma

59

97

50

96

3B*

Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

59

95

49

98

4B*

Intraductal carcinoma of the breast

114

81

105

94

5B

Fibroepithelial polyp

114

77

105

72

6B#

Prostatitis

114

54

105

53

7B#

Crohn’s disease

55

55

55

60

8B

Metastatic adenocarcinoma

55

84

55

89

9B#

Hepatocellular carcinoma

55

47

55

56

(Classification is judged to be “correct” if the case is diagnosed correctly as neoplastic or reactive. The respondents of B1–B3 and B7–B9 consist of non-overlapping samples.)

Helle et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2011 6(Suppl 1):S8   doi:10.1186/1746-1596-6-S1-S8