Research Article

Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI-Based Radiomics Signature: A Potential Imaging Biomarker for Identifying Cytokeratin 19-Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 3

Performance of the established radiomics signature in prediction of CK19 status.

AUC (95% CI)ThresholdAccuracySensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

AP radiomics signature0.70 (0.56-0.83)0.320.880.370.990.880.88
PVP radiomics signature0.83 (0.73-0.92)0.140.650.890.600.320.96
HBP radiomics signature0.89 (0.82-0.96)0.220.830.790.840.500.95
Fusion radiomics signature#0.92 (0.86-0.98)0.190.880.840.890.620.96
0.92 (0.83-0.97)0.170.880.840.890.620.96

AFP: alpha fetoprotein; AP: arterial phase; AUC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CI: confidence interval; HBP: hepatobiliary phase; NPV: negative predictive value; PPV: positive predictive value; PVP: portal venous phase. #Radiomics model consists of three radiomics scores derived from AP-, PVP-, and HBP-based model.