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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of EOB-MRI and CECT for detection of liver metastasis at lesion level

From: Can preoperative liver MRI with gadoxetic acid help reduce open-close laparotomies for curative intent pancreatic cancer surgery?

 

EOB-MRI

CECT

Sensitivity

 Reader 1

75.5 (40/53) [61.7-86.2]

34 (18/53) [21.5-48.3]

 Reader 2

67.9 (36/53) [53.7-80.1]

34 (18/53) [21.5-48.3]

 Mean

71.7 (76/106) [62.1-80]

34 (36/106) [25-43.8]

Specificity

 Reader 1

98.1 (204/208) [95.1-99.5]

100 (208/208) [98.2-100]

 Reader 2

99 (206/208) [96.6-99.9]

100 (208/208) [98.2-100]

 Mean

98.6 (410/416) [96.9-99.5]

100 (416/416) [99.1-100]

PPV

 Reader 1

90.9 (40/44) [78.3-97.5]

100 (18/18) [81.5-100]

 Reader 2

94.7 (36/38) [82.3-99.4]

100 (18/18) [81.5-100]

 Mean

92.7 (76/82) [84.8-97.3]

100 (36/36) [90.3-100]

NPV

 Reader 1

94 (204/217) [90-96.8]

85.6 (208/243) [80.5-89.8]

 Reader 2

92.4 (206/223) [88.1-95.5]

85.6 (208/243) [80.5-89.8]

 Mean

93.2 (410/440) [90.4-95.4]

85.6 (416/486) [82.2-88.6]

Accuracy

 Reader 1

93.5 (244/261) [89.8-96.2]

86.6 (226/261) [81.8-90.5]

 Reader 2

92.7 (242/261) [88.9-95.6]

86.6 (226/261) [81.8-90.5]

 Mean

93.1 (486/522) [90.6-95.1]

86.6 (452/522) [83.4-89.4]

  1. Data in parentheses are numbers used to calculate the percentages, the values in brackets are confidence intervals. EOB-MRI Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI, CECT Contrast-enhanced computed tomography, PPV Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value