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. 2020 Jul 31;40(2):301–311. doi: 10.14366/usg.20061

Table 3.

Diagnostic performance of imaging findings in cystic biliary atresia

Cutoff value AUC 95% Confidence interval Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Single parameter
US
TCT ≥4 mm 0.964 0.779-1.000 100 90.9
Cyst size ≤2.8 cm 0.886 0.673-0.982 80 81.8
GB mucosal irregularity 100 100
MRI
TCT ≥4 mm 0.936 0.739-0.996 90 81.8
Cyst size ≤2.2 cm 0.900 0.690-0.987 70 100
Invisible CBD 100 100
Combined parameters
US
TCT+GB mucosal irregularity - 1.000 - - -
Cyst size+GB mucosal irregularity - 1.000 - - -
MRI
TCT+invisible CBD - 1.000 - - -
Cyst size+invisible CBD - 1.000 - - -

AUC, area under the curve; US, ultrasonography; TCT, triangular cord thickness; GB, gall bladder; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CBD, common bile duct.