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. 2018 Nov 28;21(4):508–516. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noy199

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance of morphological features discriminating malignant from benign PNSTs

Morphological Feature AUC 95% CI Sensitivity Specificity
Shape 0.52 0.42–0.61 21% (12–33) 82% (71–90)
Margin definition 0.55 0.45–0.64 91% (82–97) 18% (10–29)
Intratumoral lobulation 0.53 0.43–0.63 88% (78–95) 18% (10–29)
Intratumoral heterogeneity 0.53 0.43–0.63 24% (14–36) 71% (71–90)
Intratumoral cystic changes 0.56 0.46–0.66 94% (85–98) 18% (10–29)
Target sign 0.58 0.49–0.68 34% (23–47) 82% (71–90)
Peritumoral edema 0.50 0.40–0.60 18% (10–29) 82% (71–90)

Values in parentheses are 95% CIs.