Table 2:

Sensitivity and specificity or three different MR imaging sequences for detection of epidural CSFa

SensitivitySpecificityYouden Index
T2WI92.3% (83.0%–97.5%)93.5% (78.6%–99.2%)0.858
3D T2WI FS95.3% (86.9%–99.0%)96.9% (83.8%–99.9%)0.922
T1WI Gd FS93.3% (81.7%–98.6%)90.0% (73.5%–97.9%)0.833
  • a The numbers in parentheses are confidence intervals.