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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of DTI indices at lesion level versus T2WI detected myelopathy, analyzed as area under the curve (95% CI)

From: The value of quantitative diffusion tensor imaging indices of spinal cord disorders

 

AUC

95% CI

SE

p value*

FA

0.642

0.512–0.801

0.081

= 0.041

ADC

0.512

0.351–0.674

0.083

= 0.468

RA

0.647

0.521–0.826

0.081

= 0.037

VR

0.640

0.519–0.892

0.081

= 0.047

E1

0.564

0.404–0.742

0.082

= 0.261

E2

0.447

0.282–0.613

0.085

= 0.546

E3

0.479

0.316–0.641

0.083

= 0.406

  1. AUC, area under the curve; SE  standard error,  CI  confidence interval
  2. *Null hypothesis: true area = 0.5