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. 2018 Jan 4;91(1084):20170580. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170580

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance of histogram variables for differentiating low-risk thymoma from high-risk thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Variables Cut-off value AUC Sensitivity (100%) Specificity (100%)
ADC histogram
  ADCmean 1.268 0.857 (0.731–0.983) 91.30 (72.0–98.9) 71.43 (41.9–91.6)
  ADCmedian 1.221 0.870 (0.750–0.990) 86.96 (66.4–97.2) 78.57 (49.2–95.3)
  ADC10 0.689 0.957 (0.881–1.000) 95.65 (78.1–99.9) 92.86 (66.1–99.8)
  ADC90 1.608 0.823 (0.691–0.955) 60.87 (38.5–80.3) 92.86 (66.1–99.8)
ADCHS-ROI 1.183 0.832 (0.690–0.974) 86.96 (66.4–97.2) 78.57 (49.2–95.3)

Data in parentheses indicate 95% confidence intervals. AUC indicates largest area under the ROC curve.

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; ADCn, nth percentile value of cumulative ADC histogram.