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- Fig 1.
PubMed search structure and search flow diagram. Mh indicates Medical Subject Heading; tiab, Title and Abstract; TP, true-positive; FN, false-negative.
- Fig 2.
Forest plot of overall yield of image-guided biopsy.
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Forest plot of subgroup analysis of the yield of image-guided biopsy versus open surgical biopsy.
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Study characteristics
Author Year Reference Standarda Image Guidance Biopsy Type Pathogens Prior Antibiotics TP FN FP TN Total Patients Spira et al21 2016 MRI CT Core Mixed NR 10 24 34 Agarwal et al5 2016 Mixed Mixed Core Mixed Mixed 30 94 124 Brinjikji et al22 2015 MRI Mixed NR Mixed Mixed 38 39 77 Kim et al23 2015 NR NR NR Pyogenic None 38 52 90 Chang et al18 2015 Histopathology CT Core Mixed Mixed 29 26 4 29 88 Garg et al24 2014 Mixed CT Core Mixed Mixed 16 68 84 Choi et al19 2014 MRI Mixed NR Mixed Mixed 12 32 1 45 Tachibana et al25 2014 NR NR NR Pyogenic NR 11 17 28 Gras et al26 2014 MRI CT NR Pyogenic None 7 6 13 Aagaard et al27 2013 Mixed NR NR Pyogenic NR 59 77 136 Kim et al28 2013 Mixed Fluoroscopy Core Mixed None 51 83 134 Gasbarrini et al29 2012 MRI CT Core Mixed None 12 14 26 Cebrián Parra et al30 2012 MRI NR NR Mixed NR 10 14 24 Heyer et al31 2012 Histopathology CT Core Mixed Mixed 10 20 30 Nam et al32 2011 Mixed Mixed NR Mixed Mixed 28 28 56 Marschall et al13 2011 MRI Mixed NR Pyogenic Mixed 40 87 127 Shibayama et al33 2010 NR Fluoroscopy FNA Pyogenic NR 32 28 60 de Lucas et al34 2009 Mixed CT FNA Mixed Mixed 11 1 12 Yang et al12 2008 Histopathology CT Core Mixed NR 20 26 46 Michel et al35 2006 MRI CT Core Mixed None 15 17 32 Colmenero et al36 2004 Mixed Mixed Core Tuberculosis/mycobacterial NR 11 7 18 Ben Taarit et al37 2002 Mixed Mixed NR Pyogenic NR 12 13 25 Nolla et al17 2002 Mixed CT NR Pyogenic Mixed 25 16 41 Pertuiset et al39 1999 Mixed Fluoroscopy NR Tuberculosis/mycobacterial NR 11 10 21 Jiménez-Mejías et al11 1999 Mixed NR NR Pyogenic NR 4 2 6 Vinicoff et al40 1998 NR CT Core Pyogenic NR 38 12 50 Fouquet et al41 1996 NR NR Core Mixed NR 4 2 6 Bateman et al42 1995 Mixed NR NR NR Mixed 12 6 18 Al Soub et al43 1994 Mixed CT NR Mixed NR 52 31 83 Cotty et al44 1988 NR Fluoroscopy Core Mixed Mixed 19 9 28 Ernst45 1984 NR Fluoroscopy NR Pyogenic NR 36 25 61 Seignon et al46 1980 NR NR FNA Mixed NR 16 4 20 Duquennoy et al47 1979 NR NR FNA Mixed NR 16 14 30 Note:—FN indicates false-negative; FNA, fine needle aspiration; FP, false-positive; NR, not recorded in original study; TN, true-negative; TP, true-positive.
↵a All studies used clinical characteristics in addition to the reference standards listed.
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