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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8427-8434
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427
Ayuso et al[9] | Limanond et al[11] | Kim et al[23] | An et al[12] | Sirvanci et al[25] | Song et al[26] | Basaran et al[19] | Kashyap et al[22] | Artioli et al[27] | Kim et al[24] | Hsu et al[21] | Chiang et al[20] | |
Patient spectrum representative | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | NA | NA |
Selection criteria described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reference standard appropriate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Time between tests appropriate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Uniform verification by reference standard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Same reference test used | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reference standard independent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reference standard described adequately | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Blinding to reference standard results | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Blinding to index test results | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Appropriate clinical data available | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Uninterpretable data reported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Withdrawals explained | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No. of criteria met out of 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
- Citation: Xu YB, Bai YL, Min ZG, Qin SY. Magnetic resonance cholangiography in assessing biliary anatomy in living donors: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(45): 8427-8434
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i45/8427.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427