Table 2.
Study and patient characteristics of the studies included
| Study period | Gender | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Location | From | Until | Temporality | Index test (slices) | Reference test | No. patients screened with CTA and DSA | Male | Female | Mean age (years) | Scans reviewed by |
| Paulus et al [20] | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | May 2011 | May 2012 | Retrospective | CTA (64) | DSA | 594 | 373 | 221 | 43 | Attending neuroradiologist |
| Dicocco et al [24] | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | January 2007 | May 2009 | Retrospective | CTA (32) | DSA | 684 | 474 | 210 | 39 | NA |
| Goodwin et al [36] | Columbus, Ohio, USA | June 2007 | February 2008 | Prospective | Cervical CTA (16) | DSA | 158 | 117 | 41 | 42 |
(interventional) Radiologist |
| Sliker et al [25] | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | May 2004 | November 2004 | Mixed | Cervical CTA (16 and 64) | DSA | 48 | NA | NA | NA | Trauma radiologist |
| Malhotra et al [37] | Richmond, Virginia, USA | December 2003 | March 2007 | Prospective | Cervical CTA (16) | DSA | 89 | 54 | 40 | 38 | Attending radiologist and senior radiology resident |
| Eastman et al [35] | Dallas, Texas, USA | April 2004 | February 2005 | Prospective | Helical CTA (16) | DSA | 124 | NA | NA | NA | Attending neuroradiologist |
| Bub et al [23] | Seattle, Washington, USA | January 2001 | March 2002 | Retrospective | Cervical CTA (1, 4, and8) | DSA | 32 | NA | NA | NA | Two neuroradiologists, one third-year radiology resident. |
| Miller et al [6] | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | January 2000 | March 2002 | Prospective | Helical CTA (1) | DSA | 143 | NA | NA | 37.6 | Staff neuroradiologists |
| Biffl et al [34] | Denver, Colorado, USA | April 1996 | June 2001 | Prospective | Helical CTA (4) | DSA | 46 | NA | NA | NA | Radiologists experienced in neurovascular imaging |