Research synthesis: What is the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging to discriminate benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures? systematic review and meta-analysis

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Thawait, Shrey K ^a   Marcus, Matthew A ^b   Morrison, William B ^c   Klufas, Roman A ^d   Eng, John ^e   Carrino, John A ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pitts Radiology   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

benign vertebral compression fracture; magnetic resonance imaging; malignant vertebral compression fracture; meta analysis; research synthesis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE TUMOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINE;

EID: 84861528955     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182458cac     Document Type: Review

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