Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
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J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. · Mar 2017
Review Meta AnalysisDetection of vertebral metastases: a meta-analysis comparing MRI, CT, PET, BS and BS with SPECT.
To perform a meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), bone scintigraphy (BS) and BS with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in detecting vertebral metastases. ⋯ For diagnosis of vertebral metastases, MRI was found to be the best modality and also better than other techniques on both per-patient and per-lesion basis.