MRA versus DSA for follow-up of coiled intracranial aneurysms: a meta-analysis.
2014
SUMMARY: MR angiography is proposed as a safer and less expensive alternative to the reference standard, DSA, in the follow-up of intracranial aneurysms treated with endovascular coil occlusion. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the accuracy of TOF-MRA and contrast-enhanced MRA in detecting residual flow in the follow-up of coiled intracranial aneurysms. Literature was reviewed through the PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE data bases. In comparison with DSA, the sensitivity of TOF-MRA was 86% (95% CI: 82–89%), with a specificity of 84% (95% CI: 81–88%), for the detection of any recurrent flow. For contrast-enhanced MRA, the sensitivity and specificity were 86% (95% CI: 82–89%) and 89% (95% CI: 85–92%), respectively. Both TOF-MRA and contrast-enhanced MRA are shown to be highly accurate for detection of any recanalization in intracranial aneurysms treated with endovascular coil occlusion.
CE
: contrast-enhanced
GRADE
: grades of recommendation, assessment, development, and evaluation
SROC
: summary receiver operating characteristic
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