Diagnostic Accuracy of Transcranial Sonography of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Li D, He Y, Liu J, Chen S. Diagnostic Accuracy of Transcranial Sonography of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 20863. PMID: 26878893, PMCID: PMC4754637, DOI: 10.1038/srep20863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic accuracy of transcranial sonographySystematic reviewDiagnostic accuracyMeta-analysisTranscranial sonographyCompared to healthy controlsRandom-effects modelDiagnostic odds ratioNegative likelihood ratioPositive likelihood ratioParkinson's diseaseLikelihood ratioOdds ratioMeta-RegressionSubstantia nigra hyperechogenicityEffect sizePooled specificityObservational studyDiagnosis of PDHealthy controlsNormal controlsClinical utilityDifferentiate PDSubstantia nigraPotential heterogeneity
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