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Table 1 Diagnostic performance of MRI, MR-guided NIRST, and MRI combined with NIRST

From: Addition of T2-guided optical tomography improves noncontrast breast magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis

 

MRI

MRI-guided NIRST

Combined MRI and NIRST

DCE

T2 + DWI

DCE-guided

T2-guided

MRI DCE + DCE-guided

MRI T2 + DWI + T2-guided

P values

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

0.001

0.002

AUC

0.81

0.88

0.90

0.91

0.94

0.95

Sensitivity

0.94

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.94

Specificity

0.63

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

1

Accuracy

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.96

  1. n = 24 patients
  2. P values result from statistical tests of the mean diagnostic parameter in benign versus malignant cases classified by pathology
  3. AUC area under the curve, DCE dynamic contrast-enhanced, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NIRST near-infrared spectral tomography
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Breast Cancer Research

ISSN: 1465-542X

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