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Table 3 Pooled estimates and heterogeneity measures for ADC, D, D* and f values

From: Differentiating the lung lesions using Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging: a meta-analysis

Index

Sensitivity

Specificity

PLR

NLR

DOR

AUC

I2 (%)

Sensitivity

Specificity

ADC

0.85 (0.79,0.90)

0.72 (0.63,0.80)

3.1 (2.3,4.1)

0.20 (0.15,0.28)

15 (9,24)

0.86 (0.83,0.89)

43.07

3.91

D

0.89 (0.85,0.93)

0.71 (0.59,0.81)

3.1 (2.1,4.5)

0.15 (0.10,0.22)

20 (11,38)

0.90 (0.88,0.93)

44.52

77.62

D*

0.70 (0.62,0.78)

0.60 (0.52,0.68)

1.8 (1.4,2.2)

0.49 (0.37,0.65)

4 (2,6)

0.66 (0.62,0.70)

68.04

0

f

0.71 (0.62,0.78)

0.61 (0.49,0.71)

1.8 (1.4,2.3)

0.48 (0.37,0.62)

4 (2,6)

0.71 (0.67,0.75)

45.99

40.89

  1. ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient, D Tissue diffusivity, D* Pseudo-diffusivity, f Perfusion fraction, PLR Positive likelihood ratio, NLR Negative likelihood ratio, DOR Diagnostic odds ratio, AUC Area under the curve; I2, inconsistency index