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Table 7 The cutoff values of the DCE parameters for the benign& malignant and borderline and malignant adnexal lesions

From: Functional MRI in the pre-operative assessment of GI-RADS 3, 4, and 5 ovarian masses

DCE parameters

Values

Specificity

Sensitivity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

P value

Borderline and malignant

 SI max

696

71.4

88.2

90.4

60.8

85.7

0.001

 MRE

84.78

71.4

81.9

92

49

79.5

0.005

Tmax

192.65

71.4

91.8

91.2

69.4

85.2

< 0.001

 WIR

9.98

71.4

95.9

94.2

84.2

90.6

< 0.001

Benign and malignant

 SI max

990

62.4

90.8

73.8

79.5

78.5

< 0.001

 MRE

92

65.8

76.5

65.9

72.4

71.5

0.001

Tmax

145

84.6

78.7

84.3

83.2

85.4

< 0.001

 WIR

12.8

75.9

68.5

82.6

75.7

79.2

< 0.001

  1. Numbers are minimum-maximum (mean +/− SD) (significant if P < 0.05)
  2. SImax the maximum intensity, MRE% maximum relative enhancement, WIR wash in rate, and Tmax time to peak