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SynthesisBMC cancer2021

Indirect comparison of the diagnostic performance of

Xianwen Hu, Dandan Li, Zhigang Liang, Yan Liao, Ling Yang, Rui Wang, Pan Wang, Jiong Cai

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Synthesis in BMC cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  12. Molecular Imaging in Gynecology: Beyond Cancer.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2024
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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

8 authors.

Xianwen HuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Dandan LiDepartment of Obstetrics, Zunyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zunyi, Guizhou, PR China, 563003.
Zhigang LiangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Yan LiaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Ling YangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Rui WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Pan WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003.
Jiong CaiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No.149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, PR China, 563003. jiong_cai@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the value of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in differentiating benign and malignant ovarian or adnexal tumors. MATERIALS AND

methodsEnglish articles reporting on the diagnostic performance of MRI or

resultsA total of 27 articles, including 11

conclusionWhile MRI and

Indexed as

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18Magnetic Resonance ImagingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsAdnexal DiseasesAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsPublication BiasSensitivity and SpecificityFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsMagnetic resonance imagingMeta-analysisOvarian tumorPositron emission tomography/computed tomography

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PMID34615498
PMCPMC8495994

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