Table 2:

Threshold values for multiple parameters for differentiating glioblastomas and other-grade gliomas

ParametersBased on Minimum C1 ErrorErrorsBased on Minimum C2 ErrorErrors
ThresholdSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVC1C2ThresholdSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVC1C2
rCBF ratio mean2.5620.8670.7650.7650.8670.1840.0732.5620.8670.7650.7650.8670.1840.073
rCBF ratio max2.8450.8670.8240.8130.8750.1550.0492.8450.8670.8240.8130.8750.1550.049
rCBF ratio min2.0170.8670.5880.6500.8340.2730.1872.1640.8000.6470.6670.7860.2770.165
rCBF ratio meana1.8570.9290.8330.9280.8340.1190.0331.8570.9290.8330.9280.8340.1190.033
rCBF ratio maxa2.2580.9290.8330.9280.8340.1190.0332.2580.9290.8330.9280.8340.1190.033
rCBF ratio mina2.1640.7860.8330.9170.6250.1910.0742.1640.7860.8330.9170.6250.1910.074
FA ratio mean0.3800.7330.7650.7330.7650.2510.1270.3800.7330.7650.7330.7650.2510.127
FA ratio max0.3710.8000.5880.6310.7690.3060.2100.4180.6670.7060.6670.7060.3140.197
FA ratio min0.3330.6000.6470.6000.6470.3770.2850.3330.6000.6470.6000.6470.3770.285
ADC ratio mean1.3050.8000.7650.7500.8130.2180.0951.3050.8000.7650.7500.8130.2180.095
ADC ratio max1.4940.9330.5290.6360.8990.2690.2261.4940.9330.5290.6360.8990.2690.226
ADC ratio min1.4490.9330.6470.7000.9160.2100.1291.1480.7330.8240.7860.7780.2220.102
Cho/Cr1.7890.9330.4710.6090.8880.2980.2842.8130.7330.6470.6470.7330.3100.196
NAA/Cho0.3380.7330.6470.6470.7330.3100.1960.3380.7330.6470.6470.7330.3100.196
NAA/Cr1.9220.2001.0001.0000.5860.4000.6400.7250.6000.4120.4740.5390.4940.506
Lac/Cr2.7780.6670.8820.8330.7500.2260.1252.7780.6670.8820.8330.7500.2260.125
  • a rCBF ratio derived from purely astrocytomas.