Diagnostic values of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT, CT, and US for Preoperative Lymph Node Staging in Thyroid Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared the diagnostic performance of three different imaging modalities for preoperative lymph node (LN) staging in thyroid cancer patients, using a network meta-analysis (NMA).

Methods

PubMed and Embase were searched to identify studies evaluating the performance of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET or PET/CT), computed tomography (CT), and ultrasonography (US) for preoperative LN staging in thyroid cancer patients. The NMA included both patient- and lesion-based analyses. The surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values was used to decide on the most effective diagnostic method.

Results

A total of 3,571 patients from 19 direct comparison studies using three different imaging modalities for preoperativ

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature