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. 2018 Jun;39(6):1052–1058. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5636

Table 3:

Sensitivity and specificity for various MRI criteria with or without rim lesions

Criteria % Subjects with MS % Total PC Subjects % Indeterminate PC Subjects % Definite PC Subjects Sensitivitya Specificitya
Rim lesions alone
    1+ rim 97% (104/107) 22% (8/36) 80% (8/10) 0% (0/26) 97% 78%
    2+ rims 88% (94/107) 3% (1/36) 10% (1/10) 0% (0/26) 88% 97%
Involving DIS 20011
    MRI-DIS only 77% (82/107) 44% (16/36) 20% (2/10) 54% (14/26) 77% 56%
    MRI-DIS + 1+ rim 76% (81/107) 6% (2/36) 20% (2/10) 0% (0/26) 76% 94%
    MRI-DIS + 2+ rims 71% (76/107) 0% (0/36) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/26) 71% 100%
    MRI-DIS + 3+ rims 65% (70/107) 0% (0/36) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/26) 65% 100%
Involving DIS 20102
    MRI-DIS only 100% (107/107) 83% (30/36) 60% (6/10) 92% (24/26) 100% 17%
    MRI-DIS + 1+ rim 97% (104/107) 17% (6/36) 60% (6/10) 0% (0/26) 97% 83%
    MRI-DIS + 2+ rims 88% (94/107) 3% (1/36) 10% (1/10) 0% (0/26) 88% 97%
    MRI-DIS + 3+ rims 73% (78/107) 0% (0/36) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/26) 73% 100%
a

Based on the total PC group.