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SynthesisEuropean radiology2020

Computed tomography angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) for the detection of myocardial ischemia with invasive fractional flow reserve as reference: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Baiyan Zhuang, Shuli Wang, Shihua Zhao, Minjie Lu

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Synthesis in European radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. CAD-RADS: A Standardized Reporting System for Coronary CT Angiography.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Baiyan ZhuangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China.
Shuli WangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China.
Shihua ZhaoDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China. cjr.zhaoshihua@vip.163.com.
Minjie LuDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China. coolkan@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8696-318X
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

Capital clinical special program Z191100006619021National Natural Science Foundation of China 81571647National Natural Science Foundation of China 81620108015National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771811National Natural Science Foundation of China 81971588
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesA method named computed tomography angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR

methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, and Web of science for relevant articles published from January 2008 until May 2019 using the following search terms: FFR

resultsSixteen studies published between 2011 and 2019 were included with a total of 1852 patients and 2731 vessels. The pooled sensitivity and specificity for FFR

conclusionsFFR KEY POINTS: • Noninvasive FFR

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AgedComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityComputed tomography angiographyCoronary artery diseaseHemodynamicsMyocardial ischemiaStenosis

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PMID31696294
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