Meta-Analysis
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2022; 10(11): 3436-3448
Published online Apr 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i11.3436
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Figure 1 Search strategy.
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Figure 2 Quality assessment of the included studies based on quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies-2 tool (n = 19).
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Figure 3 Forest plot showing pooled sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound elastography for predicting pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy amongst breast cancer patients. Q: Q statistic; df: Degree of freedom; I2: I2 statistic for heterogeneity; CI: Confidence interval.
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Figure 4 Summary receiver operator characteristic curve of ultrasound elastography for predicting pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy amongst breast cancer patients.
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Figure 5 Likelihood scattergram of ultrasound elastography.
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Figure 6 Fagan nomogram of ultrasound elastography.
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Figure 7 Bivariate boxplot of the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound elastography.
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Figure 8 Funnel plot for publication bias.
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Figure 9 Univariable and multivariable meta-regression results for ultrasound elastography for predicting pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy amongst breast cancer patients. CI: Confidence interval.