Research Article

Combining Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Texture Analysis for a Nomogram to Predict Early Treatment Response to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Cervical Cancer Patients

Table 4

The ROC analysis for IVIM-DWI, TA, and IVIM-DWI with TA.

FeaturesAUC95%CIAccuracy (%)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)

Overall IVIM-DWI0.8740.802–0.94780.691.474.168.193.5
D0.8480.768–0.92778.577.179.369.285.2
f0.8250.740–0.91079.680.079.370.086.8
Overall TA0.9180.857–0.98088.291.486.280.094.4
GLCM-correlation0.7440.645–0.84372.060.081.064.575.8
GLRLM-LRE0.8090.721–0.89777.474.379.368.483.6
GLSZM-ZE0.7770.683–0.87069.985.760.356.687.5
IVIM-DWI with TA0.9750.950–1.00092.591.493.188.994.7

IVIM-DWI: intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging; TA: texture analysis; ROC: receiver operating characteristic; AUC: area under curve; CI: confidence interval; D: slow diffusion coefficient; f: perfusion-related diffusion fraction; GLCM: gray level co-occurrence matrix; GLRLM: gray level run length matrix; GLSZM: gray level size zone matrix; LRE: long run emphasis; ZE: zone entro.