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. 2020 May 4;10:7404. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64285-w

Table 5.

Accuracy metrics for combinational models in distinguishing malignant from benign tumors.

Model No.  Model Category No. of features AUC Sen (%) Spe (%) NPV (%) PPV (%) Accuracy (%)
Simple Models
A: Original [1] Restriction + CN + T2 + T1 4 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2
2 Original - T2 3 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2 → ¤
3 Original - T1 3 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2→
4 Original - CN 3 0.95 100 94 100 81 95.2↓
5 Original - Restriction 3 0.89 48 99 88 91 88.6↓
*6 Original - (T2 + T1) 2 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2 → 
→The best Model = [Restriction + CN]
Complex Models
B: Original [7] Qualitative Features:Restriction+ CN + Lipid peak +Choline peak+T2 + T1 6 0.96 95 98 99 91 97.1
8 Original - (T2 signal + T1 signal) 4 0.96 95 98 99 91 97.1→
9 Original - (Lipid peak + Choline peak) 4 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2↓
*10 Original - (Choline peak + T2 signal + T1 signal) 3 0.97 95 99 99 95 98.1↑
11 Original - (Lipid peak + T2 signal + T1 signal) 3 0.96 95 98 99 91 97.1→
12 Original - (Lipid peak + Choline peak + T2 signal + T1 signal) 2 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2↓
13 Original - (CN + Restriction + T2 signal + T1 signal) 2 0.69 46 92 87 60 82.5↓
14 Original - (CN + T2 signal + T1 signal) 3 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2↓
15 Original - (CN + Choline peak + T2 signal + T1 signal) 2 0.96 100 95 100 84 96.2↓
16 Original - (Restriction + Choline peak + T2 signal + T1 signal) 2 0.84 62 93 91 68 86.7↓
→The best Model = [Restriction + CN + Lipid peak]
C: Original [17] Quantitative Features:T2 map + Mean ADC + T2 scaled + 4 TM/TP ratios 7 0.85 76 94 94 76 90.5
18 Original - (T2 map + mean ADC + T2 scaled) 4 0.86 81 87 95 61 85.7↓
19 Original - (TMCE Ratio + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 3 0.92 86 94 96 78 92.4↑
20 Original - (TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 4 0.92 86 95 96 82 93.3↑
21 Original - (TMCE Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 4 0.89 86 93 96 75 91.4↑
22 Original - (TMCE Ratio + TP Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 4 0.92 81 94 95 77 91.4↑
23 Original - (TMCE Ratio + TM Ratio + TP Ratio) 4 0.88 76 95 94 80 91.4↑
*24 Original - (T2 scaled + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 3 0.89 81 98 95 89 94.3↑
25 Original - (Mean ADC + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 3 0.89 81 95 95 81 92.4↑
26 Original - (T2 map + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 3 0.94 90 94 98 79 93.3↑
27 Original - (TMCE Ratio + T2 scaled + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 2 0.91 76 95 94 80 91.4↑
28 Original - (Mean ADC + T2 scaled + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 2 0.85 76 96 94 84 92.4↑
29 Original - (T2 map + T2 scaled + TP Ratio + TM Ratio + TPCE Ratio) 2 0.86 86 95 96 82 93.3↑
→The best Model = [T2 map + Mean ADC + TMCE Ratio]
D: Original [30] Total: Restriction+ T2map+ mean ADC + TMCE Ratio+ CN + Lipid peak 6 0.98 95 100 99 100 99.0
31 Original - (Lipid peak) 5 0.98 95 100 99 100 99.0→
32 Original - (CN + Lipid peak) 4 0.98 95 100 99 100 99.0→
33 Original - (TMCE Ratio + Lipid peak) 4 0.98 95 100 99 100 99.0→
*34 Original - (Mean ADC + Lipid peak) 4 1 100 100 100 100 100↑
35 Original - (T2map + Lipid peak) 4 0.96 95 96 99 87 96.2↓
36 Original - (Restriction + Lipid peak) 4 0.87 81 96 95 85 93.3↓
37 Mean ADC + Lipid peak 2 0.93 62 100 91 100 92.1↓
38 Mean ADC + (TM Ratio or TMCE Ratio) 2 0.86 86 95 96 82 93.3↓
39 Restriction + Mean ADC + T2 signal 2 0.95 95 96 99 87 96.2↓
→The best Model = [Restriction + T2 map + TMCE Ratio + CN]

¤Arrows indicate the direction of changes. *indicates the best models in each category. No.:number; AUC: Area Under receiver operating Characteristics; Sen: sensitivity; Spe: specificity; NPV: Negative Predictive Value; PPV: Positive Predictive Value; CN: Central Necrosis; TP Ratio: Tumor/Psoas Ratio on T2; TM Ratio: Tumor/Myometrium Ratio on T2; TPCE Ratio: Tumor/Psoas Ratio on Contrast Enhanced images; TMCE Ratio: Tumor/Myometrium Ratio on Contrast Enhanced images.