Table 3:

Diagnostic accuracies of conventional MRI alone and combined interpretation of conventional and DCE-MRI for detecting local tumor recurrencea

PPVNPVSensitivitySpecificityAccuracy
Reader 1
    Conventional MRI45 (39–51)b57 (32–80)b79 (66–90)22 (11–32)b48 (35–61)b
    Conventional and DCE-MRI89 (74–96)b91 (79–97)b89 (72–98)91 (77–98)b91 (80–96)b
Reader 2
    Conventional MRI49 (39–58)b63 (38–75)b68 (54–81)43 (25–49)b54 (41–67)b
    Conventional and DCE-MRI82 (67–91)b91 (79–97)b88 (70–98)87 (71–76)b87 (77–91)b
Reader 3
    Conventional MRI48 (40–54)b67 (42–86)b82 (69–93)29 (18–37)b52 (39–65)b
    Conventional and DCE-MRI89 (73–96)b89 (76–95)b86 (67–96)91 (77–98)b89 (78–95)b
  • Note:—NPV indicates negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

  • a Numbers in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals.

  • b Statistical difference between conventional MRI and combined interpretation of conventional and DCE-MRI (P < .05).