Value of DWI Combined with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Differential Diagnosis between Recurrent Glioma and Radiation Injury: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Basic characteristics and quality evaluation of the included studies.

Author	Year	Country	Ethnicity	Study design	Comparator imaging tests	N		Outcome measures
						Glioma recurrence	Radiation injury
Meng et al. [11]	2010	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	12	6	①②③④⑤
Liu et al. [12]	2019	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	15	17	①②③
Li et al. [13]	2015	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	14	16	①②③
Liu and Zheng [14]	2016	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	25	15	①②③④⑤
Zhang et al. [15]	2013	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	12	13	①②③
Meng et al. [16]	2011	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	15	7	④⑤
Matsusue et al. [17]	2010	USA	Caucasian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	10	5	①②③④⑤
Bobek-Billewicz et al. [18]	2010	Poland	Caucasian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	4	4	①②③
Zeng et al. [19]	2007	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	32	23	①②③
Feng et al. [20]	2014	Italy	Caucasian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	21	8	①②③
Di Costanzo et al. [21]	2022	China	East Asian	Retrospective	DWI + MRS	31	15	①②③