Research Article

Preoperatively Grading Rectal Cancer with the Combination of Intravoxel Incoherent Motions Imaging and Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging

Table 3

ROC analysis results of different DWI inspirations and their combinations.

Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)AUCYouden Index

D94.487.50.9120.819
f77.892.50.8430.703
Dapp88.985.00.9010.739
Kapp88.985.00.9100.739
D and f94.487.50.9460.819
D and Kapp94.487.50.9510.819
f and Kapp88.987.50.9010.764
D and f and Kapp94.487.50.9530.819

D: true diffusion coefficient, D: pseudodiffusion coefficient, Dapp: apparent diffusion coefficient derived from DKI, f: perfusion fraction, Kapp: apparent diffusion kurtosis coefficient.