Table 1.

Diagnostic performance of MRI, MR-guided NIRST, and MRI combined with NIRST

	MRI		MRI-guided NIRST		Combined MRI and NIRST
	DCE	T2 + DWI	DCE-guided	T2-guided	MRI DCE + DCE-guided	MRI T2 + DWI + T2-guided
P values	<0.001	<0.001	0.001	<0.001	0.001	0.002
AUC	0.81	0.88	0.90	0.91	0.94	0.95
Sensitivity	0.94	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.94
Specificity	0.63	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	1
Accuracy	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.96

n = 24 patients

P values result from statistical tests of the mean diagnostic parameter in benign versus malignant cases classified by pathology

AUC area under the curve, DCE dynamic contrast-enhanced, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NIRST near-infrared spectral tomography