Table 11:

Prediction capability of the preoperative DTI metrics at different levels for the postoperative mJOA recovery rate using ROC analysis

Level/DTI Metrics	AUC	P Value	Sensitivity	Specificity
MC level (n = 55)
MD	0.46	.66	0.63	0.47
AD	0.64	.10	0.37	0.94
RD	0.43	.40	0.21	0.88
FA	0.62	.15	0.63	0.65
Average of AC levels (n = 55)
MD	0.40	.26	0.16	0.88
AD	0.57	.43	0.63	0.59
RD	0.36	.09	0.95	0.06
FA	0.65	.07	0.34	0.94
C2 level (n = 52)
MD	0.43	.39	0.97	0.06
AD	0.64	.12	0.39	0.88
RD	0.34	.07	0.97	0.06
FA	0.68	.04a	0.56a	0.81

Note:—AUC indicates area under the curve.

^aSignificant correlation.