Table 2. Comparison among D, D*, and f for the detection of NASH and fibrosis.
NASH | ||||
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Cut-Off | Sensitivity | Specificity | AUC | |
D | 0.760 | 0.693 | 0.656 | 0.742 |
D* | 41.45 | 0.685 | 0.714 | 0.678 |
f | 34.23 | 0.485 | 0.697 | 0.607 |
Fibrosis | ||||
Cut-off | Sensitivity | Specificity | AUC | |
D | 0.730 | 0.589 | 0.680 | 0.692 |
D* | 37.75 | 0.618 | 0.709 | 0.667 |
f | 34.83 | 0.575 | 0.727 | 0.618 |
NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; D, pure molecular diffusion; D*, perfusion-related diffusion; f, perfusion fraction; AUC, area under the curve