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Table 5 Results of the ROC curve analysis in distinguishing moderate cervical spondylosis

From: Changes and clinical correlation of diffusion tensor imaging parameters of compressed spinal cord and nerve root in patients with cervical spondylosis

 

FA value

ADC value

AUC

Cut off

Sensitivity/specificity

AUC

Cut off

Sensitivity–specificity

C3/4

0.858

0.653

0.750/0.900

0.817

1.316

0.750/0.900

C4/5

0.881

0.691

0.857/0.900

0.829

1.290

0.857/0.867

C5/6

0.912

0.698

1.000/0.867

0.838

1.327

0.714/0.900

C6/7

0.793

0.649

0.800/0.933

0.933

1.273

1.000/0.833

C5

0.928

0.498

1.000/0.867

0.906

1.937

1.000/0.817

C6

0.963

0.508

1.000/0.883

0.786

1.911

0.667/0.950

C7

0.897

0.497

1.000/0.817

0.757

1.841

0.667/0.817

  1. FA anisotropic fraction, ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, AUC area under the ROC curve