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Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis : A Meta-Analysis

  • Lv, Bin (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Jing, Feng (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Tian, Cheng-lin (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Liu, Jian-chao (Department of Medical Statistics, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Wang, Jun (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Cao, Xiang-yu (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Liu, Xin-feng (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital) ;
  • Yu, Sheng-yuan (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.08.24
  • Accepted : 2020.10.07
  • Published : 2021.05.01
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Abstract

Objective : A role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is not well-understood. This study evaluates the effectiveness of DWI in the diagnosis of CVT. Methods : Literature search was conducted in electronic databases for the identification of studies which reported the outcomes of patients subjected to DWI for CVT diagnosis. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed to achieve overall estimates of important diagnostic efficiency indices including hyperintense signal rate, the sensitivity and specificity of DWI in diagnosing CVT, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of DWI signal areas and surrounding tissue. Results : Nineteen studies (443 patients with 856 CVTs; age 40 years [95% confidence interval (CI), 33 to 43]; 28% males [95% CI, 18 to 38]; symptom onset to DWI time 4.6 days [95% CI, 2.3 to 6.9]) were included. Hyperintense signals on DWI were detected in 40% (95% CI, 26 to 55) of the cases. The sensitivity of DWI for detecting CVT was 22% (95% CI, 11 to 34) but specificity was 98% (95% CI, 95 to 100). ADC values were quite heterogenous in DWI signal areas. However, generally the ADC values were lower in DWI signal areas than in surrounding normal areas (mean difference-0.33×10-3 ㎟/s [95% CI, -0.44 to -0.23]; p<0.00001). Conclusion : DWI has a low sensitivity in detecting CVT and thus has a high risk of missing many CVT cases. However, because of its high specificity, it may have supporting and exploratory roles in CVT diagnosis.

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