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Table 3 Comparisons of diagnostic odds ratios according to presence or absence of incorporation and selection bias, for each imaging method

From: Is MRI better than CT for detecting a vascular component to dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Design feature

Imaging method

Ratio of diagnostic odds ratios (95% CI)

p-value

Incorporation bias

CT

3.97 (0.68,23.2)

0.12

 

MRI

0.90 (0.20,3.95)

0.88

Selection bias

CT

1.05 (0.20,5.55)

0.95

 

MRI

0.53 (0.18,1.51)

0.21