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SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2021

The Diagnostic Role of

Rang Wang, Guohua Shen, Mingxing Huang, Rong Tian

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

58 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rang WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Guohua ShenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Mingxing HuangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rong TianDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiagnosing the biochemical recurrence (BCR) of prostate cancer (PCa) is a clinical challenge, and early detection of BCR can help patients receive optimal treatment. We conducted a meta-analysis to define the diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT using

methodsMultiple databases were searched until March 30, 2021. We included studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of

resultsA total of 46 studies met the included criteria; 17, 16, and 13 studies focused on

conclusionThese three SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO, identifier CRD42020212531.

Indexed as

18FcholinefluciclovinePET/CTprostate cancerprostate-specific membrane antigen

Identifiers

PMID34222008
PMCPMC8249319
OpenAlexW3175858378

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