TABLE 4

Accuracy of 13 Diagnostic Criteria in the 36 Patients with 18F-FDG PET/MR Scans

CategoryAccuracy before enhancementAccuracy after enhancementDifference
Diagnosis0.667 (0.519–0.778)0.611 (0.454–0.731)0.056 (−0.074–0.157)
Organ/location0.926 (0.833–0.963)0.87 (0.741–0.935)0.056 (−0.028–0.148)
Cyst0.843 (0.694–0.778)0.75 (0.602–0.852)0.093 (−0.019–0.204)
Homogeneity0.667 (0.528–0.778)0.685 (0.546–0.796)−0.019 (−0.167–0.093)
Necrosis0.556 (0.426–0.667)0.565 (0.417–0.676)−0.009 (−0.139–0.139)
Definition of margins0.713 (0.574–0.806)0.667 (0.519–0.778)0.046 (−0.065–0.148)
Infiltration0.63 (0.472–0.472)0.657 (0.519–0.759)−0.028 (−0.148–0.083)
Crossing of midline0.852 (0.750–0.907)0.833 (0.685–0.907)0.019 (−0.065–0.111)
Vessel encasement0.843 (0.728–0.907)0.787 (0.648–0.870)0.056 (−0.056–0.157)
Thrombosis0.898 (0.787–0.954)0.861 (0.722–0.935)0.037 (−0.046–0.120)
Liver metastasis0.852 (0.769–0.898)0.917 (0.796–0.963)−0.065 (−0.148–0.019)
Bone marrow metastasis0.852 (0.704–0.926)0.806 (0.648–0.898)0.046 (−0.028–0.130)
Lymph node metastasis0.843 (0.694–0.926)0.824 (0.676–0.917)0.019 (−0.120–0.139)
  • Data represent relative agreement with standard of reference (1.00 = 100%). Data in brackets are 95% confidence intervals. Differences from the confidence interval not straddling zero were considered significant.