Table 3.
Measurement | Optimal Threshold | AUC [95% CI] | p-Value | Mean ± SD (cm3) | Best Cutoff for ROC Curve | ||
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PE (%) | SER | Non-pCR (N = 51) | pCR (N = 49) | ||||
FTV at 1 min | |||||||
BL | 220 | 0.25 | 0.63 [0.52−0.74] | 0.029 | 4.22 ± 9.30 | 1.25 ± 2.67 | 3.84 |
C2 | 20 | 0.55 | 0.80 [0.70−0.89] | <0.001 | 4.22 ± 5.58 | 1.60 ± 3.69 | 1.40 |
C4 | 30 | 0.40 | 0.84 [0.76−0.92] | <0.001 | 2.74 ± 5.58 | 1.05 ± 3.82 | 0.12 |
%C2/BL | 0 | 0 | 0.75 [0.65−0.85] | <0.001 | −48.01 ± 34.09 | −64.94 ± 55.90 | −71.19 |
%C4/BL | 35 | 0.35 | 0.78 [0.68−0.87] | <0.001 | −72.64 ± 27.11 | −90.56 ± 18.59 | −92.75 |
FTV at 2.5 min | |||||||
BL | 0 | 0.30 | 0.62 [0.51−0.73] | 0.040 | 14.66 ± 15.43 | 11.16 ± 26.67 | 17.18 |
C2 | 60 | 0.90 | 0.82 [0.73−0.90] | <0.001 | 3.76 ± 4.89 | 1.39 ± 3.55 | 0.56 |
C4 | 125 | 0.75 | 0.82 [0.73−0.91] | <0.001 | 0.93 ± 1.48 | 0.49 ± 2.10 | 0.09 |
%C2/BL | 0 | 1.00 | 0.78 [0.68−0.87] | <0.001 | −47.06 ± 39.97 | −76.96 ± 26.16 | −86.11 |
%C4/BL | 125 | 0.70 | 0.79 [0.70−0.88] | <0.001 | −71.15 ± 39.99 | −92.07 ± 20.65 | −98.48 |
PE, percentage enhancement; SER, signal enhancement ratio; SD, standard deviation; pCR, pathologic complete response; BL, baseline; C2, after 2 cycles of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST); C4, after 4 cycles of NAST; %C2/BL, change between baseline and C2; %C4/BL, change between baseline and C4.