Dynamic contrast–enhanced computed tomography for the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to determine the diagnostic performance of dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) for the differentiation between malignant and benign pulmonary nodules.Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies published up to October 2018 on the diagnostic accuracy of DCE-CT for the characterisation of pulmonary nodules. For the index test, studies with a minimum of a pre- and...