Table 2 Pooled estimates for prognostic accuracy of image with abnormal lesions for DNS diagnosis.

From: Early neuroimaging and delayed neurological sequelae in carbon monoxide poisoning: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Type of imaging

Study, n

Pooled SEN (95% CI)a

Pooled SPE (95% CI)a

Pooled PLR (95% CI)

Pooled NLR (95% CI)

Pooled diagnostic OR (95% CI)b

Pooled symmetric AUC (SE)c

Q* (SE)c

MRI

8

0.709 (0.647–0.766)

0.849 (0.824–0.871)

4.278 (3.093–5.918)

0.357 (0.293–0.436)

12.091 (7.115–20.549)

0.808 (0.077)

0.743 (0.068)

CT

7

0.729 (0.634–0.787)

0.766 (0.729–0.800)

3.371 (1.755–6.473)

0.387 (0.257–0.581)

9.524 (3.301–20.480)

0.801 (0.050)

0.737 (0.044)

  1. AUC area under curve, CI confidence interval, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NLR negative likelihood ratio, OR odds ratio, PLR positive likelihood ratio, Q* the maximum joint sensitivity and specificity on a symmetric summary receiver operating characteristic curve, SEN sensitivity, SPE specificity.
  2. aPresented as a forest plot in Fig. 2.
  3. bPresented as a forest plot in Supplemental Fig. S1.
  4. cPresented as a summary receiver operating characteristic curve in Fig. 3.
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