FDG-PET in diagnosis, staging and prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma: A meta-analysis

Figure 1 QUORUM flow chart for studies.

Figure 2 Methodological quality graph. A: Diagnosis and staging studies; B: Prognosis studies. Authors’ judgments about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Figure 3 Forrest plot for the prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma. ¹Patients received operation; ²Patients did not receive operation.

Figure 4 Hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic curve. A: For the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma; B: For N staging of pancreatic carcinoma; C: For liver metastasis of pancreatic carcinoma. HSROC: Hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic.

Figure 5 Funnel plot based on the data of positron emission tomography/ computed tomography for the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma.