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Table 4 Test characteristics of the MRI features in patients with UA for RA development

From: What is the additional value of MRI of the foot to the hand in undifferentiated arthritis to predict rheumatoid arthritis development?

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

AUC

Foot (MTPs)

 Tenosynovitis

29 (19–41)

86 (75–93)

69 (50–83)

53 (43–63)

57 (48–65)

0.58

 Synovitis

22 (14–34)

83 (72–91)

58 (39–76)

50 (40–60)

52 (43–60)

0.53

 BME

9 (4–19)

81 (70–89)

35 (17–59)

45 (36–55)

44 (35–53)

0.45

 Any Inflammation

38 (27–50)

68 (55–78)

56 (41–70)

50 (39–61)

52 (43–61)

0.53

Hand (MCPs and wrist)

 Tenosynovitis

72 (60–81)

59 (47–71)

66 (54–76)

66 (53–77)

66 (57–74)

0.66

 Synovitis

44 (32–56)

69 (57–80)

61 (46–74)

53 (42–64)

56 (47–65)

0.57

 BME

33 (23–45)

59 (47–71)

47 (33–61)

45 (34–56)

46 (37–54)

0.46

 Any Inflammation

77 (65–85)

36 (25–48)

56 (46–66)

58 (42–65)

57 (48–65)

0.56

Hand or foot

 Tenosynovitis

73 (62–83)

54 (42–66)

64 (52–74)

65 (51–77)

64 (55–72)

0.64

 Synovitis

48 (37–60)

59 (47–71)

56 (43–69)

51 (40–63)

54 (45–62)

0.54

 BME

39 (28–51)

47 (35–60)

45 (32–58)

42 (31–54)

43 (35–52)

0.43

 Any Inflammation

78 (67–86)

24 (15–36)

53 (43–62)

50 (33–67)

52 (43–61)

0.51

  1. Any Inflammation is defined as the presence of BME, synovitis and/or tenosynovitis. Values are depicted with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals between brackets
  2. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, AUC area under the curve, MTP metatarsophalangeal joint, MCP metacarpophalangeal joint, BME bone marrow edema