Interactive, Up-to-date Meta-Analysis of MRI in the Management of Men with Suspected Prostate Cancer.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to test an interactive up-to-date meta-analysis (iu-ma) of studies on MRI in the management of men with suspected prostate cancer. Based on the findings of recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses, two freely accessible dynamic meta-analyses (https://iu-ma.org) were designed using the programming language R in combination with the package "shiny." The first iu-ma compares the performance of the MRI-stratified pathway and the systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy pathway for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer, while the second iu-ma focuses on the use of biparametric versus multiparametric MRI for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Our iu-mas allow for the effortless addition of new studies and data, thereby enabling phy

SUBMITTER: Becker AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256175 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature