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. 2013 Dec 23;2(2):e60. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2890

Table 5.

Eligibility criteria for review on morphological imaging modality.

Study characteristic Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Patient population Patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors Children or adolescents (under the age of 18 years)

Patients who underwent liver transplantation or palliative liver resection or nonsurgical treatment (peptide receptor radionuclide treatment, chemotherapy, biotherapy)
Study design Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) Case reports
Prospective and retrospective comparative cohort studies Editorials
Noncomparative cohort studies Reviews
Case-control studies
Case series
Reporting
Studies that do not report the diagnostic accuracy (first scientific question)
Studies that do not report the assessment of resectability (second scientific question)
Test of interest Computed tomography (CT)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Ultrasound scanning