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Table 2 Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of early enhancement parameters in diagnosing early-phase spinal tuberculosis

From: Early diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis by magnetic resonance: perfusion weighted imaging in a rabbit model

Variables

AUC

95%CI

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Cut-off value

Y-index

P

Efirst

4 weeks

0.82

(0.68, 0.97)

72.00

80.00

 ≥ 0.73

0.52

0.003

6 weeks

0.76

(0.58, 0.93)

48.00

100.00

 ≥ 1.54

0.48

0.019

8 weeks

0.76

(0.60, 0.92)

48.00

100.00

 ≥ 2.02

0.48

0.019

Vfirst

4 weeks

0.56

(0.31, 0.81)

84.00

50.00

 ≥ 0.64

0.34

0.596

6 weeks

0.61

(0.38, 0.83)

76.00

60.00

 ≥ 1.15

0.36

0.333

8 weeks

0.62

(0.39, 0.86)

84.00

50.00

 ≥ 1.38

0.34

0.258

Ee

4 weeks

0.75

(0.59, 0.91)

56.00

90.00

 ≥ 0.77

0.46

0.022

6 weeks

0.77

(0.58, 0.96)

80.00

70.00

 ≥ 0.88

0.50

0.013

8 weeks

0.77

(0.61, 0.93)

72.00

80.00

 ≥ 1.15

0.52

0.014

Ve

4 weeks

0.53

(0.30, 0.76)

36.00

80.00

 ≥ 1.05

0.16

0.784

6 weeks

0.59

(0.36, 0.82)

84.00

50.00

 ≥ 1.01

0.34

0.411

8 weeks

0.59

(0.34, 0.84)

80.00

60.00

 ≥ 1.20

0.40

0.411

  1. AUC area under ROC curve, 95%CI 95% Confidence interval, Efirst First-pass enhancement rate, Vfirst First-pass enhancement velocity, Ee Early enhancement rate, Ve Early enhancement velocity