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Table 5 Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of NPC T and AJCC staging using BFt and Ktranst alone or in combination

From: The therapeutic utility of combining dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with arterial spin labeling in the staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Parameters

T stage

AJCC stage

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

AUC

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

AUC

BFt

90.6

65.6

0.806

78.4

84.6

0.819

Ktranst

84.4

56.3

0.719

76.5

84.6

0.795

BFt + Ktranst

90.6

65.6

0.808

86.3

76.9

0.843

  1. NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma; AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer; Ktranst volume transfer constant; BFt tumor blood flow
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BMC Medical Imaging

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