Meta-Analysis: Computed Tomographic Colonography
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Figure 1. Summary statistics: For polyps <6 mm, 0.48 (95% CI, 0.25 to 0.70); for polyps 6–9 mm, 0.70 (CI, 0.55 to 0.84); for
polyps >9 mm, 0.85 (CI, 0.79 to 0.91). Reported per-patient sensitivities in the included studies, by polyp size.
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Figure 2. Reported per-patient sensitivities in the included studies, by type of scanner.
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Figure 3. Reported per-patient sensitivities in the included studies by mode of imaging.
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Figure 4. Reported per-patient specificities in the included studies, by polyp size.
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Appendix Figure. The QUORUM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-Analyses) guidelines for reporting of meta-analyses were used. CRC
= colorectal cancer; CT = computed tomographic. Map of the literature search and selection process.
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Ann Intern Med
April 19, 2005
vol. 142
no. 8
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