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Table 2 Main characteristics of the included studies

From: Diagnostic accuracy of MRA and MRI for the bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis

Study

Country

Inclusion interval

Study design

Gold standard

Time from MRI/MRA to gold standard, mean days (range)

Blinding

No. of readers

Reader experience (years)

Fritz et al. (2007)

USA

04.2000–07.2004

R

SA or surgery

98 (89–108)

NR

2

NR

Magee et al. (2009)

USA

01.2007–07.2007

R

SA

11 (1–30)

Yes

2

10/10

Oh et al. (2009)

Korea

03.2006–06.2006

P

SA

1

No

2

NR

Chun et al. (2010)

Korea

NR

R

SA

180 (20–150)

Yes

2

> 10

Choo et al. (2012)

Korea

08.2010–04.2011

R

SA

NR

No

2

Yes

Modi et al. (2013)

UK

11.2006–07.2011

R

SA

NR

NR

3

Yes

Lee et al. (2014)

Korea

03.2011–07.2012

R

SA

< 5

Yes

1

8

Choo (2015)

Korea

01.2011–12.2013

R

SA

7.5 (0–70)

Yes

1

8

Farshad-Amacker et al. (2015)

Switzerland

2002–2010

R

SA

NR

NR

NR

NR

Lee et al. (2015)

Korea

03.2011–09.2013

R

SA

NR

Yes

2

10/7

Lo et al. (2016)

China

01.2012–07.2013

R

SA

NR

Yes

2

20/5

Perez et al. (2018)

USA

01.2010–10.2016

R

SA

NR

Yes

NR

NR

  1. P prospective, R retrospective, MRA magnetic resonance angiography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NR not reported, SA shoulder arthroscopy