Phrase and percentage of pathologists stating it confirms a diagnosis
| Phrase | % “Confirm” | LCL | UCL | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phrases in bold are regarded as definitive. | ||||
| LCL, lower 95% confidence limit; UCL, upper 95% confidence limit. | ||||
| Diagnostic of | 98.7% | 91% | 100% | 78 |
| Characteristic of | 96.1% | 88% | 99% | 77 |
| Represents | 95.9% | 88% | 99% | 74 |
| Appearances of | 94.9% | 87% | 98% | 78 |
| Typical of | 90.9% | 82% | 96% | 77 |
| Indicates | 90.5% | 81% | 95% | 74 |
| Indicative of | 89.6% | 80% | 95% | 77 |
| That of | 89.2% | 80% | 95% | 74 |
| Show | 85.1% | 75% | 92% | 74 |
| Consistent with | 70.5% | 59% | 80% | 78 |
| In keeping with | 65.8% | 54% | 76% | 76 |
| Compatible with | 62.2% | 50% | 73% | 74 |
| Most likely | 32.9% | 23% | 45% | 73 |
| Rules out | 31.5% | 22% | 43% | 73 |
| Appears to be | 25.0% | 16% | 36% | 72 |
| Highly suspicious of | 23.4% | 15% | 34% | 77 |
| Apparently | 22.2% | 14% | 33% | 72 |
| Likely | 20.3% | 12% | 31% | 74 |
| Suggestive of | 18.4% | 11% | 29% | 76 |
| Favours | 18.4% | 11% | 29% | 76 |
| Suggests | 14.5% | 8% | 25% | 76 |
| Probable | 12.0% | 6% | 22% | 75 |
| Seems to be | 10.8% | 5% | 20% | 74 |
| Suspicious of | 10.5% | 5% | 20% | 76 |
| Reminiscent of | 8.5% | 4% | 18% | 71 |
| Presumed | 6.8% | 3% | 15% | 74 |
| Appearances approaching | 5.5% | 2% | 14% | 73 |
| Not ruled out | 5.3% | 2% | 14% | 75 |
| Worrisome | 4.0% | 1% | 12% | 75 |
| Questionable | 3.9% | 1% | 12% | 77 |
| Suspects | 2.8% | 1% | 11% | 72 |
| Risk of | 1.4% | 0% | 10% | 70 |
| May be | 1.4% | 0% | 9% | 74 |
| Possible | 1.3% | 0% | 9% | 75 |
| Not excluded | 0.0% | – | 4% | 74 |
| Equivocal | 0.0% | – | 4% | 76 |
| Could be | 0.0% | – | 4% | 74 |