Table 1 Study Characteristics of the Included Studies.

From: Diagnostic performance of susceptibility-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of calcifications: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Source Study

Year

Case Date Range

Study Design

Sample Size

Region

Characteristics of imaging units

Demographic data

MRI

CT

Interval CT/MRI (days)

Field strength

Image Unit Manufacturer

Detector rows

Attenuation threshold (HU)

Men

Age (years)

Age range (years)

Adams et al.

2017

01/2014–10/2016

retrospective

346

Germany

<90

1.5

Siemens

64, 320

130

173

58.7

18–95

Bai et al.

2013

06/ 2011–09/2012

prospective

76

China

N/A

3

Siemens

16

100

76

69.5

49–91

Barbosa et al.

2015

N/A

retrospective

6

Brazil

90 (1 with 300)

3

Philips

16

N/A

4

N/A

41–54

Berberat et al.

2014

N/A

retrospective

11

Switzerland

N/A

1.5

Siemens

320

N/A

 

58.9

39–74

Chen et al.

2014

03/2010–08/2010

prospective

38

China

0.5–5

3

GE Healthcare

16

100

24

33

6–75

Dou et al.

2016

06/2011–10/2014

prospective

156

China

N/A

3

N/A

16

100

156

67.2

56–83

Gronemeyer et al.

1992

N/A

unclear

19

USA

N/A

1, 1.5

Siemens

N/A

200

N/A

N/A

N/A

Saini et al.

2009

2006–2009

retrospective

137

India

N/A

1.5

Siemens

N/A

N/A

16

22.6

5–32

Yamada et al.

1996

N/A

prospective

49

Japan

30

1.5

Siemens

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yang et al.

2009

N/A

prospective

18

China

N/A

3

Siemens

64

130

11

65

39–79

Zhu et al.

2008

09/2007–12/2007

prospective

35

China

<1

1.5

GE Healthcare

16

90

19

39

09–65

Zulfiqar et al.

2012

2001–2010

retrospective

71

USA

N/A

1.5, 3

GE, Philips, Siemens

N/A

 

33

42.5

14.5–78.5

  1. Note. – N/A = data not available.