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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2025; 15(3): 97415
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.97415
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.97415
Table 2 Summary of results of diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis
Parameters | Standard EUS-FNA/B | EUS-FNA/B with auxiliary techniques | ||
Values with 95%CI | Heterogeneity (I2) | Values with 95%CI | Heterogeneity (I2) | |
Sensitivity | 0.82 (0.79-0.85) | 89.8% | 0.86 (0.83-0.89) | 73.6% |
Specificity | 1.00 (0.96-1.00) | 0.0% | 1.00 (0.94-1.00) | 2.7% |
Positive LR | 14.42 (5.64-36.90) | 0.0% | 11.11 (4.30-28.71) | 21.6% |
Negative LR | 0.19 (0.13-0.30) | 82.5% | 0.17 (0.13-0.22) | 40.4% |
DOR | 105.51 (36.38-305.99) | 0.0% | 126.87 (44.43-362.28) | 0.0% |
AUROC | 0.97 (0.95-0.98) | - | 0.96 (0.94-0.98) | - |
- Citation: Rath MM, Anirvan P, Varghese J, Tripathy TP, Patel RK, Panigrahi MK, Giri S. Comparison of standard vs auxiliary (contrast or elastography) endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy in solid pancreatic lesions: A meta-analysis. World J Methodol 2025; 15(3): 97415
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