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Table 2 The result of ultrasonography of the study participants

From: Mean peak systolic velocity of superior thyroid artery for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis: a diagnostic meta-analysis

study

linear transducer

US equipment

STA-PSV (cm/s)

Cut-off

(cm/s)

Sensitivity(%)

Specificity(%)

GD

DT

Kumar, 2009

7.5-MHz

Philips, USA

57.6 ± 13.1

22.4 ± 5.4

40

94

100

Kim, 2015

5–12-MHz

Phillips, USA

78.96 ± 29.04

29.97 ± 14.67

41.3

95

85

Uchida, 2010

10-MHz

Hitachi, Japan

78.48 ± 36.28

28 ± 12.84

45

89

92

Zhao, 2012(1)

7.5-MHZ

Aloka A10

70.16 ± 32.6

38.86 ± 21.5

50.5

71

97

Zhao, 2012(2)

7.5-MHZ

Aloka A10

67.93(56.0–95.7)

33(27–40)

50.5

81

96

Hiraiwa, 2013

7.5–8 MHz

Tochigi, Japan

58.9 (49.3–79.5)

25.6 (17.4–33.9)

43

87

100

Karakas, 2014

5–12-MHz

Bothell, USA

138 (107–301)

54 (37–59)

87

100

100

Shafi, 2012

7–14-MHz

Toshiba, Japan

37.58 ± 10.89

24.3 ± 7.3

29.4

77

78

Xue, 2015

N/A

Logiq E9, USA

62.143 ± 13.772

38.423 ± 11.742

40

83

82

Yang, 2017

10-MHz

Phillips IE33

66.79 ± 9.19

45.70 ± 7.96

60

80

88

Donkol, 2013

3–9 MHz

Phillips, USA

50.4 ± 23.4

21.7 ± 14.8

40

89

88

  1. GD Graves’ disease, DT destructive thyroiditis, STA-PSV peak systolic velocity of superior thyroid artery, US equipment ultrasonography equipment, (1) retrospective study, (2) prospective study