A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Accuracy of Diffusion-weighted MRI in the Detection of Malignant Pulmonary Nodules and Masses

Rationale and Objectives To perform a meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic performance of the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) technique in discrimination of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules or masses. Materials and Methods Data sources were studies published in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases from January 2001 to May 2013. Studies evaluating the...