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. 2015 Feb 7;13:32. doi: 10.1186/s12957-014-0431-3

Table 4.

Differentiation capability of ADC value for MRI-detectable benign and malignant breast diseases ( n= 49)

b value (s/mm 2 ) Mean ADC of benign disease (×10 −3mm 2 /s) Mean ADC of malignant disease (×10 −3mm 2 /s) Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Positive likelihood ratio
400 1.85 ± 0.86 1.36 ± 0.53 82.8% 90.0% 92.3% 8.28
600 1.79 ± 1.03 1.21 ± 0.45 86.2% 85.0% 86.2% 5.74
800 1.66 ± 0.90 1.11 ± 0.37 82.8% 90.0% 92.3% 8.28

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.