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Table 5 The positive,specificity, positive and negative predictive value of PM, DTI and (PM or DTI) in distinguishing which are clinically relevant from the decompression levels determined by MRI

From: Reducing surgical levels by paraspinal mapping and diffusion tensor imaging techniques in lumbar spinal stenosis

Projects

Positive levels

n

Negative levels

n

Positive rate n%

Specificity n%

Positive predictive value n%

Negative predictive value n%

PM

87

30

74 %

100 %

100 %

69 %

DTI

111

6

95 %

100 %

100 %

92 %

(PM or DTI)

117

0

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

  1. DTI diffusion tensor imaging, PM paraspinal mapping