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Table 4 Diagnostic performace of DCE models and traditional MRI for assessment of endometrial cancer risk types

From: Endometrial carcinoma: use of tracer kinetic modeling of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for preoperative risk assessment

Variable

Ktrans (ET)

F (DP)

DMI

CSI

LNM

Accuracy (%)

90

88

63 (0.011, 0.004)

59 (0.003, 0.001)

63 (0.007, 0.004)

Sensitivity (%)

94

87

58 (0.039, 0.039)

19 (0.001, 0,001)

31 (0.001, 0.001)

Specificity (%)

87

89

68 (0.227, 0.109)

100 (0.250, 0.500)

96 (0.625, 1.000)

  1. The first P value is compared with Ktrans, the second P value is compared with F. ET extended Tofts, DP distributed parameter. Ktrans = transfer constant, in units of min− 1, F = blood flow, in units of mL/min/100 mL, DMI deep myometrial invasion, CSI cervical stroma invasion, LNM lymph node metastases