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      The detectability of brain metastases using contrast-enhanced spin-echo or gradient-echo images: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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          This study aimed to compare the detectability of brain metastases using contrast-enhanced spin-echo (SE) and gradient-echo (GRE) T1-weighted images. The Ovid-MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for studies on the detectability of brain metastases using contrast-enhanced SE or GRE images. The pooled proportions for the detectability of brain metastases were assessed using random-effects modeling. Heterogeneity among studies was determined using χ (2) statistics for the pooled estimates and the inconsistency index, I (2) . To overcome heterogeneity, subgroup analyses according to slice thickness and lesion size were performed. A total of eight eligible studies, which included a sample size of 252 patients and 1413 brain metastases, were included. The detectability of brain metastases using SE images (89.2 %) was higher than using GRE images (81.6 %; adjusted 84.0 %), but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.2385). In subgroup analysis of studies with 1-mm-thick slices and small metastases (<5 mm in diameter), 3-dimensional (3D) SE images demonstrated a higher detectability in comparison to 3D GRE images (93.7 % vs 73.1 % in 1-mm-thick slices; 89.5 % vs 59.4 % for small metastases) (p < 0.0001). Although both SE or GRE images are acceptable for detecting brain metastases, contrast-enhanced 3D SE images using 1-mm-thick slices are preferred for detecting brain metastases, especially small lesions (<5 mm in diameter).

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          Journal
          J. Neurooncol.
          Journal of neuro-oncology
          Springer Nature America, Inc
          1573-7373
          0167-594X
          September 2016
          : 129
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 86 Asanbyeongwon-Gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
          [2 ] Department of Radiology, Namwon Medical Center, 365, Chungjeong-ro, Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do, 590-702, Republic of Korea.
          [3 ] Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 86 Asanbyeongwon-Gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. dynamics79@gmail.com.
          [4 ] Department of Pharmaceutical Science, WHO Collaborating Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
          Article
          10.1007/s11060-016-2185-y
          10.1007/s11060-016-2185-y
          27324495
          2265a4d5-7d6c-47ca-8e0c-14cad8ec25f8
          History

          Gradient-echo,Brain metastasis,Detectability,Spin-echo
          Gradient-echo, Brain metastasis, Detectability, Spin-echo

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