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An application of the ROC statistical method is described on a sample of 161 patients who underwent hepatic gammagraphy and biopsies obtained by laparsocopy, and of whom 90 were found to have hepatic cirrhosis according to pathological anatomy. Five decision thresholds have been established in the elaboration of the gammagraphic diagnosis of cirrhosis. The true positive fraction (TPF) and false positive fraction (FPF) of these five thresholds are shown on an ordinate axis and an ROC curve is obtained. By means of a simplified cost-benefit analysis the optimal point of operation for this type of diagnosis is determined on this curve, according to which the diagnosis of cirrhosis should be considered positive when alterations in the size of the liver and distribution of the isotope in the liver are found simultaneously with splenomegaly.
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Hdez-Armas, J., Allende, A., Alarco, R. et al. ROC analysis in gammagraphic diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis. Eur J Nucl Med 7, 417–418 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256822
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256822