ReviewCureus2026
Correlation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual Energy Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review.
Review in Cureus, 2026. 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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Abstract
This study aims to correlate the accuracy of derived parameters of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) against the reference imaging modality of choice, positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), in the diagnosis and staging of mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer. An extensive database search was conducted to retrieve literature comparing the performance of DECT parameters against PET/CT. Articles published between 2010 and January 2025 were retrieved from Embase, Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and Ovid. Articles were screened and selected based on clearly defined inclusion criteria. Methodological quality, heterogeneity, and bias were evaluated, and data were extracted and synthesized to identify correlations between DECT parameters and PET/CT parameters in mediastinal lymph node staging. Five articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in this review; these consisted of 212 patients, with 314 pathological mediastinal lymph nodes. DECT attenuation parameters including arterial phase/delayed phase ratio (A/D ratio) or maximum iodine related attenuation (IRA
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