Table 3.
Meta-analysis: summary estimates of sensitivity and specificity for all included studies for each IOMA technique type.
| Technique | No. of studies (patients/margins) | Sensitivity (95 % CI) | Variance Logit Sensitivity (95 % CI) | Specificity (95 % CI) | Variance Logit Specificity (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | 20 (5622) | 0.39 (0.24–0.56) | 2.32 (1.02–5.27) | 0.84 (0.77–0.89) | 0.89 (0.40–1.94) |
| OPT | 5 (1024) | 0.86 (0.76–0.93) | 0.34 (0.04–3.13) | 0.92 (0.82–0.97) | 0.78 (0.13–4.71) |
| CYT | 13 (2484) | 0.92 (0.77–0.98) | 3.68 (1.11–12.26) | 0.95 (0.90–0.97) | 1.21 (0.43–3.42) |
| IOUS | 7 (1151) | 0.72 (0.47–0.88) | 1.58 (0.33–7.62) | 0.87 (0.73–0.95) | 1.36 (0.31–5.87) |
| FS | 14 (5434) | 0.82 (0.66–0.91) | 2.30 (0.96–5.54) | 0.98 (0.95–0.99) | 2.84 (0.91–8.80) |
| MPa | 3 (165) | 0.73 (0.26–0.95) | 2.68 | 0.53 (0.30–0.75) | 0.67 |
| MCTa | 3 (68) | 0.65 (0.42–0.83) | 0 | 0.93 (0.56–0.99) | 2.52 |
a
Only three studies and thus results should be interpreted with caution.