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Table 4 The validity of DW-ADC, DT-FA, and DT-MD in differentiation of normal, benign, and malignant endometrium

From: Diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in differentiation between normal and abnormally thickened endometrium: prospective study

 

AUC (95% CI)

P value

Cutoff point

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Accuracy (%)

Differentiating benign and malignant endometrial lesions

DW-ADC

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

< 0.001*

1.21

89.5

95.5

94.4

91.3

92.7

DT-FA

0.47 (0.29–0.65)

0.09

0.294

55.0

52.4

52.4

55.0

53.7

DT-MD

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

< 0.001*

1.03

95.0

100.0

100.0

95.5

97.6

Differentiating normal and benign endometrial lesions

DW-ADC

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

0.006*

1.495

61.9

58.3

56.5

63.6

60.0

DT-FA

0.70 (0.55–0.85)

0.02*

0.342

76.2

52.0

53.3

68.8

58.7

DT-MD

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

< 0.001*

1.5065

100.0

96.0

95.5

100.0

97.8

Differentiating normal and malignant endometrial lesions

DW-ADC

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

< 0.001*

1.190

95.0

91.7

90.5

95.0

93.2

DT-FA

0.69

(0.54–0.85)

0.02*

0.3415

75.0

52.0

52.0

72.0

62.2

DT-MD

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

< 0.001*

1.032

95.0

100.0

100.0

95.5

97.6