Table 1.
Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of CT predictors for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis [30].
| Cirrhotic versus normal liver (signs of cirrhosis) | Fibrotic versus normal liver (signs of fibrosis) | Cirrhotic versus fibrotic liver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUC | AUC | AUC | |
| Right hepatic vein diameter | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.64 |
| Middle hepatic vein diameter | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.62 |
| Left hepatic vein diameter | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.62 |
| Sum of all hepatic vein diameters (LD) | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.65 |
| Caudate-to-right lobe ratio (CRL) | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.66 |
| CT fibrosis score: LD/CRL | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| Splenic diameter | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.66 |
| Portal diameter | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| Ascites | 0.78 | 0.55 | 0.66 |
| Collateral vessels | 0.86 | 0.58 | 0.73 |
| Liver nodularity | 0.87 | 0.69 | 0.68 |
AUC, area under the curve (receiver operating characteristic analysis).
Best discriminators have bold values.