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. 2015 Jul 17;88(1053):20150099. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150099

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance of the individual dynamic contrast-enhanced MR (DCE-MR) parameters in differentiating ovarian masses in the present study

DCE-MR parameter Ovarian masses (n = 150)
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%) Likelihood ratio
Benign 42 (28) Borderline and Malignant 108 (72) Positive Negative
Maximum relative enhancement percentage
 <120 30 (20) 13 (8.7) 88 71.4 83.3 1.25 1.21
 >120 12 (8) 95 (63.3)          
Time of initial peak of maximal uptake (s)
 >200 34 (22.7) 37 (24.7) 65.7 80.1 70 0.83 0.80
 <120 8 (5.3) 71 (47.3)          
Slope enhancement ratio curves
 Type I 36 (24) 17 (11.3) 84.2 85.7 84.7 1 0.97
 Type II–III 6 (4) 91 (60.7)          

Data are reported as number (percent).