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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2021

Systematic review & meta-analysis of positron emission tomography/computed tomography and bone scan in the diagnosis of prostate lesions.

Jiafu Wang, Yue Han, Lin Lin, Linhan Zhang, Jin Li, Huiqi Gao, Peng Fu

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiafu WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yue HanDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Lin LinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Linhan ZhangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Jin LiDepartment of Integrative Medicine Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Huiqi GaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Peng FuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Harbin Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo date, the results of studies into the effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) and bone scan (BS) in the diagnosis of malignant prostate lesions have been inconsistent, and the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods cannot be accurately judged.

methodsArticles were retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, Wan Fang Medical Network, PubMed, Excerpta Medica data BASE (EMBASE), Medline, and Cochrane database. The keywords used in the search were:

resultsUltimately, 3 publications were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis. A total of 215 patients were considered in the 3 articles that met the inclusion criteria. All of the included articles were small sample studies, with sample sizes ranging from 28 to 113 cases. In this study, from the 3 randomized controlled trials, only 2 (66.67%) randomized controls described the correct randomized allocation method, and only 1 (33.33%) described the hidden allocation scheme in detail. The highest sensitivity for DISCUSSION: The meta-analysis showed that

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bone scandiagnostic valuemeta-analysisPositron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)prostate disease

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PMID34984188
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