Value of imaging examinations in diagnosing lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically review the clinical value of three imaging examinations (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, and myelography) in the diagnosis of Lumbar Disc Herniation.

Methods

Databases including PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP were electronically searched to collect relevant studies on three imaging examinations in the diagnosis of Lumbar Disc Herniation from inception to July 1, 2021. Two reviewers using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed by using Meta-DiSc 1.4 software and Stata 15.0 software.

Results

A total of 38 stud

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872518 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature