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Table 4 The comparison of the AUCs between the predictive model and individual risk factors

From: 18F-FDG-PET/CT-based machine learning model evaluates indeterminate adrenal nodules in patients with extra-adrenal malignancies

Comparison

AUC

Z statistic

P

Predictive model vs gender

0.936 vs 0.656

8.170

 < 0.001

Predictive model vs CTU

0.936 vs 0.788

4.810

 < 0.001

Predictive model vs SUV/liver

0.936 vs 0.851

3.754

 < 0.001

  1. AUC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, CTU the value on unenhanced CT, SUV/liver the ratio of the adrenal, SUVmax to the mean liver SUV