Table 2 Studies comparing diagnostic performance of BS and SPECT
Ref | First author | Year | Patients/lesions | Study design | Sensitivity of BS (vs. SPECT) | Specificity of BS (vs. SPECT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[29] | Shen | 2014 | N/R | Met-analyses | 59% (vs. 90%) | 745 (vs. 85%) |
[34] | Giovanella | 2011 | 194/245 | Prospective | 75% (vs. 95%) | 74% (vs. 82%) |
[35] | Nozaki | 2008 | 39/116 | N/R | N/R | 69% (vs. 90%) |
[36] | Palmedo | 2014 | 211/353 | Prospective | 93% (vs. 94%) | 77% (vs. 95%) |
[37] | Even-Sapir | 2006 | 44/156 | Prospective | 70% (vs. 92%) | 57% (vs. 82) |
[38] | Khalil | 2011 | N/R | Systemic review | N/R | 74% (vs. 94%) |