Table 2

Diagnostic efficacies of the three MRI sequences in children with sudden deafness

MRI sequenceSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)AUC95% CI
3D-FLAIR83.396.20.8970.738 to 0.976
T1WI83.388.50.8590.690 to 0.956
T2WI50.092.30.7120.525 to 0.857
  • AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; 3D-FLAIR, three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; T1WI, T1-weighted image; T2WI, T2-weighted image.