Table 4:

Percentage of cases over- and understageda

Reader AReader B
Standard Neck CTLarynx ProtocolStandard Neck CTLarynx Protocol
Overstage (total), n = 270.30 (8)0.33 (9)0.07 (2)0.04 (1)
Understage (total), n = 270.07 (2)0.07 (2)0.33 (9)0.48 (13)
  • a The number of over- and understaged cases are expressed here as a fraction of the total number of cases for each reader. Reader A tends to overstage and reader B tends to understage cancer, regardless of imaging technique.