ReviewBJUI compass2024
Imaging modalities for characterising T1 renal tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.
Review in BJUI compass, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Indocyanine-Green-Guided Partial Nephrectomy: A Narrative Review Addressing Protocol Heterogeneity, Perioperative Functional and Oncological Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- Review
- Novel radiopharmaceuticals for molecular imaging of renal cell carcinoma.BMJ oncology · 2025Review
- Erratum.BJUI compass · 2024Article
- Imaging modalities for characterising T1 renal tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.BJUI compass · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedErratum.2024
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Abstract
Objectives: International guidelines recommend resection of suspected localised renal cell carcinoma (RCC), with surgical series showing benign pathology in 30%. Non-invasive diagnostic tests to differentiate benign from malignant tumours are an unmet need. Our objective was to determine diagnostic accuracy of imaging modalities for detecting cancer in T1 renal tumours. Methods: A systematic review was performed for reports of diagnostic accuracy of any imaging test compared to a reference standard of histopathology for T1 renal masses, from inception until January 2023. Twenty-seven publications (including 2277 tumours in 2044 participants) were included in the systematic review, and nine in the meta-analysis. Results: Forest plots of sensitivity and specificity were produced for CT (seven records, 1118 participants), contrast-enhanced ultrasound (seven records, 197 participants), [ Conclusion: The optimal imaging strategy for T1 renal masses is not clear. [
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