Table 1.
Characteristics of studies and patients enrolled from studies retrieved for meta-analysis
| Study | Year | Origin | Design | Sample size | Mean age (years) | M/F | True positive | False positive | False negative | True negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Benci
et al.
[31] |
1996 |
Italy |
Prospective |
57 |
38.5 |
50/30 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
Lichtenstein
et al.
[32] |
2004 |
France |
Prospective |
32** |
58 |
Not mentioned |
111 |
0 |
8 |
265 |
|
Lichtenstein
et al.
[33] |
2004 |
France |
Prospective |
117 |
53 |
37/23 |
59 |
1 |
6 |
51 |
|
Lichtenstein
et al.
[34] |
2008 |
France |
Prospective |
260 |
68 |
140/120 |
74 |
10 |
9 |
167 |
|
Parlamento
et al.
[35] |
2009 |
Italy |
Prospective |
49 |
60.9 |
31/18 |
31 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
|
Cortellaro
et al.
[21] |
2010 |
Italy |
Prospective |
120 |
69 |
77/43 |
80 |
2 |
1 |
37 |
|
Xirouchaki
et al.
[38] |
2011 |
Greece |
Prospective |
42* |
57.1 |
34/8 |
66 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
|
Reissig
et al.
[22] |
2012 |
Europe |
Prospective |
356 |
63.8 |
228/134 |
211 |
3 |
15 |
127 |
|
Testa
et al.
[36] |
2012 |
Italy |
Prospective |
67 |
55 |
Not mentioned |
32 |
5 |
2 |
28 |
| Unluer et al [37] | 2013 | China | Prospective | 72 | 66.3 | 35/37 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 37 |
**Unit of analysis was 12 lung regions. *Unit of analysis was each hemithorax.