Table 6.
Receiver operating analysis results for the differentiation of malignant from benign lesions. Each p-value column represents the comparison between all parameters and the reference one (REF).
| Texture Parameter | AUC | Sign. Level | J | Cut-off Value | Sensitivity(%) | Specificity(%) | p-Value | p-Value | p-Value | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD (SSF = 4) | 0.738 (0.539–0.885) | 0.0167 | 0.48 | >528.57 | 61.54 (31.6–86.1) | 86.67 (59.5–98.3) | REF | 0.87 | 0.5 | 0.29 |
| Skewness (SSF = 0) | 0.746 (0.567–0.903) | 0.013 | 0.57 | >(−2.07) | 84.62 (54.6–98.1) | 73.33 (44.9–92.2) | 0.87 | REF | 0.03 | 0.3 |
| Kurtosis (SSF = 0) | 0.836 (0.648–0.948) | 0.0003 | 0.77 | ≤5 | 84.62 (54.6–98.1) | 93.33 (68.1–99.8) | 0.5 | 0.03 | REF | 0.9 |
| Prediction model | 0.841 (0.654–0.951) | <0.0001 | 0.64 | >0.4186 | 84.62 (54.6–98.1) | 80 (51.9–95.7) | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.9 | REF |
AUC, area under the curve; Sign. level, significance level; J, Youden index. Each p-value column represents the comparison between all parameters and the reference one (REF). Bold values are statistically significant. Values between the brackets correspond to a 95% confidence interval.