Sensitivity and specificity of conventional and volumetric T2 in the detection of spinal vascular malformations
| Diagnosis | Conventional T2 MRI | Volumetric T2 MRI | ||||||
| Sensitivity, % | Specificity, % | PPV, % | NPV, % | Sensitivity, % | Specificity, % | PPV, % | NPV, % | |
| SVMs | 82.8 | 89.4 | 96.6 | 58.6 | 98.1 | 90 | 98.1 | 90 |
| SDAVF | 71.8 | 89 | 92 | 65.3 | 100 | 90 | 96.4 | 100 |
| SCAVM | 92 | 89 | 94.5 | 85 | 96.4 | 90 | 96.4 | 90 |
NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; SCAVM, spinal cord arteriovenous malformations; SDAVF, spinal dural arteriovenous fistula; SVMs, spinal vascular malformations.