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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: NMR Biomed. 2017 Sep 29;30(12):10.1002/nbm.3796. doi: 10.1002/nbm.3796
Benign vs. All Cancer

Modalities Parameters AUC Sensitivity Specificity
T2w, DWI ADC, T2 0.93 100 83.3
T2w, DCE T2, Slope 0.80 95.8 63.9
T2w, MRSI Cho/Cre, T2 0.98 100 86.1
T2, DWI, DCE ADC, T2 0.93 100 83.3
T2, DCE, MRSI Cho/Cre, T2 0.98 100 86.1
T2, DWI, MRSI Cho/Cre, ADC 0.99 100 91.7

All Cho/Cre, ADC 0.99 100 91.7

≤G3+3 vs. ≥G3+4
Modalities Parameters AUC Sensitivity Specificity
T2w, DWI ADC 0.74 73.3 72.2
T2w, DCE WO, VL 0.80 93.3 61.1
T2w, MRSI CCC, Cho/Cre, Cit 0.80 53.3 94.4
T2, DWI, DCE WO, ADC, VL 0.89 86.7 83.3
T2, DCE, MRSI WO, Cre 0.86 80.0 83.3
T2, DWI, MRSI Cho/Cre, ADC, Cho/Cit, CCC 0.93 80.0 100

All WO, ADC, Cre 0.93 86.7 94.4

≤G3+4 vs. ≥G4+3
Modalities Parameters AUC Sensitivity Specificity
T2w, DWI ADC 0.62 55.6 81.8
T2w, DCE Ktrans 0.71 77.8 68.2
T2w, MRSI Cho 0.69 100 50
T2, DWI, DCE Ktrans 0.71 77.8 68.2
T2, DCE, MRSI Cho, WO 0.92 77.8 100
T2, DWI, MRSI Cho 0.69 100 50

All Cho, WO 0.92 77.8 100

PE = peak enhancement, Slope = maximal enhancement slope, WO = washout slope