Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of included studies
| Reference and Study ID | Year | Number of patients | Design | Gender (% male) | Mean age (Year) | Gold Standard | Equipment | Blind | Total QUADAS Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujikawa H et al. [17] | 2014 | 525 | P | 69.3 | 63.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Yoshikawa T et al. [18] | 2014 | 75 | P | 70.7 | 66.0 | PSP | MDCT | NR | 10 |
| Hasegawa S et al. [19] | 2013 | 315 | P | NR | NR | PSP | MDCT | NR | 9 |
| Kim SH et al. [7] | 2013 | 171 | R | 61.4 | 62.9 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Feng XY et al. [20] | 2013 | 610 | P | 79.1 | 57.0 | PSP | MDCT; EUS | Yes | 12 |
| Zilai P et al. [21] | 2013 | 96 | P | 61.5 | 57.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Zhong BY et al. [22] | 2012 | 115 | R | NR | NR | PSP | MDCT | NR | 9 |
| Marrelli D et al. [23] | 2011 | 92 | P | 58.7 | 66.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Ha TK et al. [24] | 2011 | 78 | R | 67.9 | 61.0 | PSP | PET-CT; MDCT | NR | 10 |
| Kim EY et al. [25] | 2011 | 78 | R | 68.0 | 58.0 | PSP | PET-CT; MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Yan C et al. [26] | 2010 | 61 | P | 65.6 | 59.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Yan C et al. [26] | 2010 | 305 | R | 60.7 | 59.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Lee IJ et al. [27] | 2010 | 148 | R | 63.5 | 59.9 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Venkataraman et al. [28] | 2010 | 42 | NR | 69.0 | 51.0 | PSP | MDCT; HGS | NR | 10 |
| Park SR et al. [29] | 2010 | 1964 | P | 67.6 | 59.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Hwang SW et al. [30] | 2010 | 247 | P | 61.7 | 53.0 | PSP | MDCT; EUS | NR | 10 |
| Ahn HS et al. [31] | 2009 | 434 | NR | 64.0 | 55.9 | PSP | MDCT; EUS | Yes | 12 |
| Yan C et al. [32] | 2009 | 135 | NR | 59.1 | 59.3 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Yang QM et al. [33] | 2008 | 78 | NR | NR | NR | PSP | PET-CT; MDCT | NR | 9 |
| Park SR et al. [34] | 2008 | 38 | P | 75.0 | 58.0 | PSP | MDCT; EUS | Yes | 12 |
| Yang DM et al. [35] | 2007 | 44 | R | 77.3 | 57.0 | PSP | MDCT | NR | 10 |
| Chen CY et al. [36] | 2007 | 55 | P | 69.1 | 63.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Ren G et al. [37] | 2007 | 77 | NR | NR | NR | PSP | MDCT | NR | 9 |
| Shinohara T et al. [38] | 2005 | 278 | NR | 69.1 | 60.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 11 |
| Kim HJ et al. [39] | 2005 | 106 | P | 67.9 | 56.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| Yun M et al. [40] | 2005 | 81 | R | 65.4 | 56.6 | PSP | PET-CT; MDCT | Yes | 12 |
| Bhandari S et al. [41] | 2004 | 63 | R | 63.5 | 61.0 | PSP | MDCT; EUS | Yes | 12 |
| Lee DH et al. [42] | 2001 | 180 | NR | 62.8 | 56.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 13 |
| D’Elia F et al. [43] | 2000 | 107 | P | 68.2 | 64.0 | PSP | MDCT | No | 11 |
| Hundt et al. [44] | 1999 | 39 | P | 57.5 | 63.0 | PSP | MDCT | Yes | 12 |
P, Prospective; R, Retrospective; PSP, Post-surgery Pathology; MDCT, Multidetector Computed Tomography; NR, Not Reported; PET-CT, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; EUS, Endoscopic ultrasonography; HGS, Hydrogastric sonography; QUADAS, Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.