Table 4 The findings of the included studies in meta-analysis
Ref | Cancer type | Patient No | Key points |
|---|---|---|---|
[73] | Bone/soft-tissue sarcomas | 57 | Assessing 68Ga-FAPI uptake and FAP expression, detection rate, PPV, and inter-reader reproducibility |
[74] | Head and Neck | 40 | Assessing diagnostic accuracy, standard uptake values (SUVmax, SUVmean), and tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) comparison |
[76] | Liver | 27 | Comparing all diagnostic imaging techniques |
[80] | Cervical | 7 | Investigating nodal staging, and comparing PET imaging findings with histopathology |
[81] | Lung | 23 | Assessing diagnostic accuracy of 68Ga-FAPI- 46 for nodes, visual as well as quantitative analysis |