Table 4:

Sensitivity and specificity for the presence of multiple SWI-filtered phase signal abnormalities and fulfillment of the McDonald 200530 and 20107 criteria for dissemination in space between patients with clinically isolated syndrome and other neurologic disordersa

CIS vs. OND
SensitivitySpecificityAccuracy
≥2 Phase WM-SAs56.383.366.7b
≥3 Phase WM-SAs43.89061.5c
≥4 Phase WM-SAs43.893.362.8b
McDonald 2005 criteria for DIS52.18062.8c
McDonald 2010 criteria for DIS62.576.767.9c
≥2 Phase + McDonald 2005 criteria for DIS33.39055.1
≥2 Phase + McDonald 2010 criteria for DIS39.69058.9c
  • Note:P < .05. P values have been corrected for false discovery rate at the P < .05 level.

  • a Sensitivity and specificity were computed using cross-tabulations.

  • b P < .001.

  • c P < .01.