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Table 5 Diagnostic performance of the IVIM and ADC parameters derived from the two ROI methods

From: Intravoxel incoherent motion and ADC measurements for differentiating benign from malignant thyroid nodules: utilizing the most repeatable region of interest delineation at 3.0 T

 

S-S ROI IVIM

W-L ROI IVIM

W-L ROI ADC

D

f

D

f

ADC600

ADC990

AUC

0.924

0.695

0.962

0.756

0.970

0.939

Youden index

0.788

0.451

0.871

0.530

0.826

0.830

Cut-off value

0.950

0.337

0.870

0.353

1.49

1.35

Sensitivity(%)

95.45

90.91

95.45

86.36

90.91

95.45

Specificity (%)

83.33

54.17

91.67

66.67

91.67

87.50

Accuracy(%)

89.13

71.74

97.83

76.09

89.13

91.30

PPV(%)

84.00

64.52

92.00

70.37

90.48

87.50

NPV(%)

95.24

86.67

95.65

84.21

88.00

95.45

  1. D (× 10−3 mm2/s), ADC (× 10− 3 mm2/s)