Table 2.
Studies for Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy
| Author [Ref] | Date | Total Lesions | No. of Malignant Melanomas (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Country of Patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annessi [47] | 2007 | 198 | 96 (48.5) | 81.3 | 69.6 | Italy |
| Argenziano [48] | 1998 | 309 | 106 (34.3) | 95.0 | 75.0 | Italy |
| Argenziano [49] | 2006 | 2,528 | 12 (0.475) | 79.2 | 71.8 | Spain, Italy |
| Argenziano [50] | 2011 | 283 | 78 (27.6) | 87.8 | 74.5 | Italy |
| Ascierto [51] | 2010 | 54 | 12 (22.2) | 66.6 | 76.2 | Italy |
| Barzegari [52] | 2005 | 122 | 6 (4.92) | 100 | 90.0 | Iran |
| Benelli [53] | 1999 | 401 | 60 (15.0) | 85.0 | 89.1 | Italy |
| Benelli [54] | 2000 | 600 | 76 (12.7) | 68.8 | 86.0 | Italy |
| Binder [55] | 1995 | 100 | 37 (37.0) | 73.0 | 74.0 | Austria |
| Binder [56] | 1997 | 240 | 58 (24.2) | 63.0 | 91.0 | Austria |
| Blum [57] | 2004 | 269 | 84 (31.2) | 95.2 | 77.8 | Germany |
| Bono [58] | 2002 | 313 | 125 (39.9) | 88.5 | 75.5 | Italy |
| Bono [59] | 2006 | 206 | 76 (36.9) | 63.0 | 80.0 | Italy |
| Carli [60] | 1998 | 15 | 4 (26.7) | 58.5 | 83.5 | Italy |
| Carli [61] | 2003 | 200 | 44 (22.0) | 91.9 | 35.2 | Italy |
| Carli [62] | 2003 | 311 | 28 (9.00) | 100 | 88.5 | Italy |
| Cristofolini [63] | 1994 | 220 | 33 (15.0) | 86.5 | 77.0 | Italy |
| Dal Pozzo [64] | 1999 | 713 | 168 (23.6) | 94.6 | 85.5 | Italy |
| Doliantis [65] | 2005 | 40 | 20 (50.0) | 84.6 | 77.7 | Australia |
| Dreiseitl [66] | 2009 | 458 | 146 (31.9) | 96.0 | 72.0 | Germany |
| Dummer [67] | 1993 | 824 | 25 (3.03) | 80.5 | 95.5 | Germany |
| Feldmann [68] | 1998 | 500 | 30 (6.00) | 88.0 | 64.0 | Austria |
| Fueyo-Casado [69] | 2009 | 303 | 16 (5.28) | 100 | 97.0 | Brazil |
| Gereli [70] | 2010 | 96 | 48 (50.0) | 89.6 | 31.2 | Turkey |
| Glud [71] | 2009 | 83 | 12 (14.5) | 92.0 | 81.0 | Denmark |
| Haenssle [72] | 2010 | 1,219 | 127 (10.4) | 62.0 | 97.0 | Germany |
| Har-Shai [73] | 2005 | 400 | 53 (13.3) | 86.0 | 74.0 | Israel |
| Henning [74] | 2008 | 150 | 50 (33.3) | 92.0 | 38.0 | USA |
| Keefe [75] | 1990 | 222 | 11 (4.95) | 85.7 | 66.5 | Scotland |
| Krähn [76] | 1998 | 80 | 39 (48.8) | 90.0 | 93.0 | Germany |
| Kreusch [77] | 1992 | 317 | 96 (30.3) | 98.9 | 94.1 | Germany |
| Lorentzen [78] | 1999 | 232 | 49 (21.1) | 59.0 | 92.0 | Denmark |
| Lorentzen [79] | 2000 | 258 | 64 (24.8) | 70.7 | 88.0 | Denmark |
| Luttrell [80] | 2012 | 200 | 25 (12.5) | 91.2 | 94.0 | Austria |
| MacKie [81] | 2002 | 126 | 69 (54.8) | 97.0 | 55.0 | Scotland |
| McGovern [82] | 1992 | 237 | 16 (6.75) | 44.0 | 94.0 | USA |
| Menzies [83] | 1996 | 385 | 107 (27.8) | 92.0 | 71.0 | Australia |
| Menzies [84] | 2008 | 497 | 105 (21.1) | 95.0 | 80.0 | Australia |
| Menzies [85] | 2013 | 465 | 217 (46.7) | 93.0 | 70.0 | Australia |
| Nachbar [86] | 1994 | 172 | 69 (40.1) | 92.8 | 91.2 | Germany |
| Nilles [87] | 1994 | 260 | 72 (27.7) | 90.0 | 85.0 | Germany |
| Perrinaud [88} | 2007 | 90 | 78 (86.7) | 98.0 | 37.0 | Switzerland |
| Piccolo [89] | 2014 | 165 | 33 (20.0) | 91.0 | 52.0 | Italy |
| Rao [90] | 1997 | 72 | 51 (70.8) | 91.5 | 59.3 | USA |
| Rosendahl [9] | 2011 | 246 | 79 (32.1) | 82.6 | 80.0 | Australia |
| Skvara [91] | 2005 | 325 | 63 (19.4) | 31.7 | 87.3 | Austria |
| Soyer [92] | 1995 | 159 | 65 (40.9) | 94.0 | 82.0 | Italy |
| Soyer [93] | 2004 | 231 | 68 (29.4) | 96.3 | 32.8 | Italy |
| Stanganelli [94] | 2000 | 3,372 | 55 (1.63) | 80.0 | 99.5 | Italy |
| Unlu [95] | 2014 | 115 | 24 (20.9) | 91.6 | 64.8 | Turkey |
| Walter [96] | 2013 | 1,436 | 36 (2.51) | 91.7 | 33.1 | England |
| Westerhoff [97] | 2000 | 100 | 50 (50.0) | 54.6 | 56.1 | Australia |
| Zalaudek [98] | 2006 | 150 | 44 (29.3) | 94.0 | 71.9 | Multiple |
| Youl [99] | 2007 | 11,116 | 49 (0.441) | 60.0 | 98.0 | Australia |
| All studies | (n = 55) | 32,226 | 3,277 (10.2) |