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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Abdom Imaging. 2015 Apr;40(4):766–775. doi: 10.1007/s00261-015-0347-6

Table 4. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of MRI and MRE for detection of cirrhosis.

Characteristic Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy
MRI features
 Parenchyma texture 76.5 (50.1-93.2) 84.4 (70.5-93.5) 80.5 (68.4-89.4)
 Regenerative nodules 70.6 (44.0-89.7) 88.9 (75.9-96.3) 79.7 (67.6-88.9)
 Surface nodularity 41.2 (18.4-67.1) 95.6 (84.9-99.5) 68.4 (55.3-79.6)
 EGBF sign 41.2 (18.4-67.1) 80 (65.4-90.4) 60.6 (47.4-72.8)
 RPHN sign 47.1 (23.0-72.2) 86.7 (73.2-94.9) 66.9 (53.8-78.3)
 Varices 70.6 (44-89.7) 77.8 (62.9-88.8) 74.2 (61.5-84.5)
 Splenomegaly 82.3 (56.6-96.2) 75.6 (60.5-87.1) 79.0 (66.7-88.3)
 Ascites 52.9 (27.8-77.0) 86.7 (73.2-94.9) 69.8 (56.8-80.8)
 Enlarged PPS 56.2 (29.9-80.2) 78.6 (63.2-89.7) 67.4 (53.8-79.1)
 CRL ratio 52.9 (27.8-77.0) 84.4 (70.5-93.5) 68.7 (55.7 -79.9)
 mCRL ratio 58.8 (32.9-81.6) 64.4 (48.8-78.1) 61.6 (48.4-73.7)
 Overall Impression 70.6 (44.0-89.7) 88.9 (75.9-96.3) 79.7 (67.6-88.9)
MRE 88.2 (63.6-98.5) 91.1 (78.8-97.5) 93.5 (84.2-98.2)

EGBF- Expanded gall bladder fossa; RPHN- Right posterior hepatic notch ; PPS- Periportal space; CRL- caudate to right lobe liver ratio; mCRL- modified caudate to right lobe liver ratio.