Table 5.
Area Under Curve (AUC) and Standard Error (SE) of AUC for the ROC Curves for Differentiation of Breast Lesions Based on the Values of ADC600, Dd, fp and the Combination (Dd, fp), Optimal Sensitivity and Specificity for Each Parameter and the Corresponding Parameter Thresholds
| Parameter | AUC (SE) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant lesions versus benign lesions | ||||
| ADC600 (mm2/s) | 0.72 (0.08) | 0.65 | 0.71 | 1.54 ×10−3 |
| Dd(mm2/s) | 0.75 (0.08) | 0.85 | 0.64 | 1.52 × 10−3 |
| fp (%) | 0.79 (0.07) | 0.73 | 0.86 | 4.9 |
| (Dd, fp) (probability, unitless) | 0.84 (0.06) | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.58 |
| Malignant lesions versus FGTM | ||||
| ADC600 (mm2/s) | 0.86 (0.05) | 0.77 | 0.81 | 1.57 × 10−3 |
| Dd (mm2/s) | 0.90 (0.04)* | 0.81 | 0.85 | 1.48 × 10−3 |
| fp (%) | 0.93 (0.04) | 0.88 | 1.00 | 3.9 |
| (Dd, fp) (probability, unitless) | 0.97 (0.03)† | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.40 |
| Benign lesions versus FGTB | ||||
| ADC600 (mm2/s) | 0.69 (0.10) | 0.86 | 0.50 | 1.91 × 10−3 |
| Dd (mm2/s) | 0.69 (0.10) | 0.93 | 0.50 | 1.88 × 10−3 |
| fp (%) | 0.63 (0.11) | 0.64 | 0.79 | 2.1 |
| (Dd, fp) (probability, unitless) | 0.74 (0.10) | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.49 |
FGTM and FGTB are FGT ROIs in patients with malignant and benign lesions, respectively. The probability of belonging to the lesion of interest class based on (Dd, fp) ranges between P = 1 (definitely tissue of interest) and P = 0 (definitely other).
AUC(Dd) versus AUC(ADC600): P = 0.008.
AUC(Dd, fp) versus AUC(ADC600): P = 0.045.