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. 2013 Aug 20;109(6):1528–1536. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.473

Table 2. Pooled MD and LOA (cm) restricted to studies comparing the respective tests (fixed effects).

  N (studies) MD (95% CI) (cm) I2 LOA (cm)
MRI 2 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3) 0% −2.9, 3.0
US
2
0.1 (−0.1, 0.4)
0%
−2.6, 2.9
MRI 4 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3) 0% −4.5, 4.6
Clinical exam
4
−0.3 (−0.7, 0.0)
85%
−5.3, 4.7
MRI 2 0.1 (−0.5, 0.8) 0% −6.0, 6.3
Mammography 2 0.4 (−0.5, 1.3) 39% −7.1, 8.0

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; LOA=limits of agreement; MD=mean difference; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; US=ultrasound.