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. 2014 Oct;35(10):1916–1923. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3969

Table 3:

Sensitivity and specificity for the presence of SWI-filtered phase, T2, and their overlapping white matter signal abnormalities among patients with clinically isolated syndrome, other neurologic disorders, and age- and sex-matched healthy controlsa

CIS vs HC
CIS vs OND
Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy
Phase WM-SA
    Total 70.8 76.6 73.7b 70.8 76.7 73.1b
    Periventricular 66.7 76.6 71.6b 66.7 80 71.8b
    Juxtacortical 27.1 100 63.2b 27.1 90 51.3
    Infratentorial 0 100 0 100
    Deep WM 27.1 93.8 60c 27.1 86.7 50
T2 WM-SA
    Total 93.9 68.8 81.4b 95.8 13.3 64.1
    Periventricular 93.8 91.5 92.6b 93.8 13.3 62.8
    Juxtacortical 52.1 93.6 72.6b 52.1 83.3 64.1c
    Infratentorial 18.8 100 58.9c 18.8 96.7 48.7
    Deep WM 81.3 74.5 77.9b 81.3 53.3 70.5
Overlapping
    Total 55.1 100 77.3b 56.3 90 69.2b
    Periventricular 54.2 100 76.8b 54.2 90 67.9b
    Juxtacortical 8.3 100 53.7b 8.3 93.3 41
    Infratentorial 0 100 0 100
    Deep WM 18.8 100 59c 18.8 93.3 47.4

Note:— indicates not applicable.

a

Sensitivity and specificity were computed using cross-tabulations.

b

P < .001.

c

P < .01. P values have been corrected for false discovery rate at the P < .05 level.