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CECT quantitative analysis assessed differential cord enhancement using maximum Hounsfield unit measurements. Three fellowship trained body radiologists independently assessed qualitative cord abnormalities for both CECT and NECT. Qualitative and quantitative findings were compared with the presence of SSP. Reader performance, interobserver agreement and reader confidence were assessed for NECT and CECT. Quantitative cutoff points were identified which maximized accuracy, specificity, negative predictive value, and other measures.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>SSP was present in 36\/122 patients (29.5%). Positive cases were unilateral in 30 (83.3%) and bilateral in 6 (16.6%). At quantitative assessment, 25% differential cord enhancement had the highest diagnostic accuracy (88.9%), with 90.5% positive predictive value, 88.4% negative predictive value, 96.8% specificity, and 70.4% sensitivity. At qualitative evaluation, CECT reader performance was excellent (aggregate AUC\u2009=\u20090.86; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001); NECT was poorly discriminatory, although remained significant (aggregate AUC\u2009=\u20090.67; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002). Readers had significantly higher confidence levels with CECT (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Qualitative inter-observer agreement was high for both CECT and NECT (ICC\u2009=\u20090.981 and 0.963, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Simple quantitative assessment of differential cord enhancement is highly accurate and specific for SSP at CECT. Qualitative abnormalities at CECT and NECT are also both predictors of SSP, however, CECT significantly out-performs non-contrast exams.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Graphical abstract<\/jats:title>\n                \n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00261-024-04251-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,22]],"date-time":"2024-03-22T15:02:26Z","timestamp":1711119746000},"page":"2049-2059","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Qualitative and quantitative spermatic cord abnormalities at CT predict symptomatic scrotal pathology"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"49","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8753-0343","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryan T.","family":"Whitesell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"John F.","family":"Brunner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2481-766X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heather R.","family":"Collins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0382-5054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Douglas H.","family":"Sheafor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"4251_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Yusuf GT, Sidhu PS. 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