Research Article

Combining CT Images and Clinical Features of Four Periods to Predict Whether Patients Have Rectal Cancer

Table 4

The predictive performance of the prediction models using the training set.

VariablesClinical demographicsRadiomicTotal model

Cut off0.4260.2650.557
Sensitivity (95% CI)0.910 (0.842–0.979)0.970 (0.929–1.000)0.970 (0.929–1.000)
Specificity (95% CI)0.884 (0.828–0.939)0.907 (0.857–0.957)1.000 (1.000–1.000)
PPV (95% CI)0.803 (0.713–0.892)0.844 (0.763–0.925)1.000 (1.000–1.000)
NPV (95% CI)0.950 (0.911–0.989)0.983 (0.960–1.000)0.985 (0.964–1.000)
AUC (95% CI)0.938 (0.903–0.972)0.980 (0.966–0.994)0.999 (0.996–1.000)
Accuracy (95% CI)0.893 (0.850–0.936)0.929 (0.893–0.965)0.990 (0.976–1.000)

Compared with the total model, the difference is statistically significant. CI: confidence interval; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; AUC: area under the curve.