Open AccessComparing the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT versus CT for differentiating benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Yuzhu Jia,
Weihua Gong,
Zhiping Zhang,
Gaofeng Tu,
Jiapeng Li,
Fanfan Xiong,
Hongyan Hou,
Yunyi Zhang,
Meiqian Wu,
Liping Zhang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.21
Subject(s) - medicine , diagnostic odds ratio , confidence interval , receiver operating characteristic , odds ratio , nuclear medicine , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , area under the curve , meta analysis , positron emission tomography , cochrane library , radiology
This quantitative meta-analysis was conducted to provide an indirect comparison of the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) with positron emission tomography (PET)/CT for differentiating benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).