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ArticleMedicine2020

Impact of early diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by carotid ultrasound: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

Li-Wei Qin, Li-Hong Qin, Yun Yu, Xin-Wei Hou, Chen Wang, Christina Weeks

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Li-Wei QinDepartment of Physical Diagnosis.
Li-Hong QinFirst Ward of Neurology Department.
Yun YuDepartment of Education.
Xin-Wei HouSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiamusi University.
Chen WangSecond Ward of Neurology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
Christina WeeksMedical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study is to explore the impact of carotid ultrasound (CU) for early diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis (CAS).

methodsLiteratures will be sought from the following electronic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PSYCINFO, Web of Science, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. The search will cover from the start of indexing to the present without any limitations of language and publication status. All study quality will be assessed by Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool, and data will be analyzed by RevMan V.5.3 software and Stata V.12.0 software.

resultsThis study will investigate the impact of CU for early diagnosis of CAS through sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio.

conclusionThe findings of this study may provide helpful evidence for the impact of CU for early diagnosis of CAS. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42019153904.

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Carotid StenosisEarly DiagnosisHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicUltrasonography

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PMID32481359
PMCPMC12245373

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