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. 2017 Jun 1;11(6):TC05–TC08. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24982.9984

[Table/Fig-4]:

Table comparing diagnostic accuracy of DWI and MRS parameters.

Variables PPV (%) NPV (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
ADC 66.38 68.41 72.3 60 58.6
Cho:NAA 83 79.39 78.2 84 82.2
Cho:Cr 80.18 73.61 70.4 82.6 80
MRS 85.25 81.01 79.8 86.2 83
MRS+DWI 89.60 85.25 84.4 90.2 88.4

ADC: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Cho: Choline, NAA: N-Acetyl Aspartate, Cr: creatinine, MRS: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, DWI: Diffusion Weighted Imaging, PPV: Positive predictive value, NPV: Negative predictive value