Diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in patients with malignant tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This meta-analysis evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in patients with cancer.

Methods

PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched for literature published from database inception until September 2022. Only studies that investigated the diagnostic accuracy of DECT for metastatic lymph nodes in patients with malignant tumors and surgically removed metastatic lymph nodes for pathological confirmation were included. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool. The threshold effect was determined by calculating Spearman correlation coefficients and summary receiver operating characteristi

SUBMITTER: Kong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167461 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature