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Table 2 Meta-analytic pooled diagnostic odds ratio of the individual MRI features of PI-RADS for extraprostatic extension

From: Imaging features of the PI-RADS for predicting extraprostatic extension of prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

MRI feature

Number of studies

Number of observations

Summary estimates

P for publication bias

Pooled DOR (95% CI)

I2%

Bulging prostatic contour

6

978

5.5 (3.8–8.0)

98.4

0.81

Irregular or spiculated margin

9

2377

2.3 (1.3–4.2)

100.0

0.64

Asymmetry or invasion of neurovascular bundle

7

1086

7.6 (3.8–15.2)

89.9

0.32

Obliteration of rectoprostatic angle

5

863

6.1 (3.8–9.8)

48.6

0.55

Tumor-capsule interface > 10 mm

8

2202

10.5 (5.4–20.2)

100.0

0.16

Breach of the capsule with direct tumor extension

9

2603

15.6 (7.7–31.5)

98.5

0.09

  1. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PI-RADS, prostate imaging reporting and data system; DOR, diagnostic odds ratio; CI, confidence interval