ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2016
Subtraction CT angiography for the detection of intracranial aneurysms: A meta-analysis.
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- Meta-analysis of computed tomography angiography versus magnetic resonance angiography for intracranial aneurysm.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Diagnostic value of 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography for detecting intracranial aneurysm: a meta-analysis.Neuroradiology · 2017Pooled it
- CT Angiography, MR Angiography, and Their Combined Use for Detection of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Comparison with Digital Subtraction Angiography and 3-dimensional Rotational Angiography.Clinical neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Feasibility of U-Net model for cerebral arteries segmentation with low-dose computed tomography angiographic images with pre-processing methods.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Frequency of Cerebral Aneurysm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT Cerebral Angiography.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Interobserver reliability of computed tomography angiography in the assessment of ruptured intracranial aneurysm and impact on patient management.World journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Comparison of Doppler Ultrasound and Digital Subtraction Angiography in extracranial stenosis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- [Application of 3.0T Time-of-flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography with Sparse Undersampling and Iterative Reconstruction in the Diagnosis of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2021Article
- Basilar trunk artery aneurysm presenting with brainstem stroke.Radiology case reports · 2020Article
- Overexpression of particularly interesting new cys-his rich protein (PINCH) is a risk factor for growth of unruptured intracranial aneurysms.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2018Article
- [Value of 640-slice 3D CT angiography plus 3D printing for improving surgeries for intracranial aneurysms].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2017Article
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Abstract
The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the accuracy of subtraction computed tomography angiography (CTA) for diagnosing intracranial aneurysms. A systematic literature search up to January 1, 2013 was performed in PubMed. Two independent reviewers selected 8 studies that compared subtraction CTA with digital subtraction angiography. Data from the studies were used to construct a 2×2 contingency table on a per-patient basis in ≥5 diseased and 5 non-diseased patients, with additional data on a per-aneurysm basis. Overall, subtraction CTA had a pooled sensitivity of 99% [95% confidence interval (CI), 95-100%] and specificity of 94% (95% CI, 86-97%) for detecting and ruling out cerebral aneurysms, respectively, on a per-patient basis. On a per-aneurysm basis, the pooled sensitivity was 96% (95% CI, 90-99%), and the specificity was 91% (95% CI, 85-95%). In conclusion, subtraction CTA is a highly sensitive, specific and non-invasive method for the diagnosis and evaluation of intracranial aneurysms.
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