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Diagnostic accuracy of MRI for assessing lymphovascular space invasion in endometrial carcinoma: a meta-analysis by Xuxu Meng; Dawei Yang; Yuhui Deng; Hui Xu; He Jin; Zhenghan Yang is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Background The lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) status of endometrial cancer (EC) has guiding significance in lymph node dissection. However, LVSI can only be obtained after surgery. Researchers have tried to extract the information of LVSI using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Purpose To evaluate the ability of preoperative MRI to predict the LVSI status of EC. Material and Methods A search was conducted by using the PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library databases. Articles were included according to the criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2. A bivariate random effects model was used to obtain pooled summary estimates, heterogeneity, and the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). A subgroup analysis was performed to identify sources of heterogeneity. Results A total of nine articles (814 patients) were included. The risk of bias was low or unclear for most studies, and the applicability concerns were low or unclear for all studies. The summary AUC values as well as pooled sensitivity and specificity of LVSI status in EC were 0.82, 73%, and 77%, resp

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Author

Xuxu Meng; Dawei Yang; Yuhui Deng; Hui Xu; He Jin; Zhenghan Yang

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)