Magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating tumor resectability in advanced ovarian cancer: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: This study will evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate tumor resectability at primary debulking surgery among women experiencing advanced-stage ovarian cancer. METHODS: We will systematically search the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for potentially eligible studies from electronic databases, including 4 English databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library) and 3 Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang, and China Biomedical Database). The study language will be restricted to English and Chinese. Also, 2 independent authors will collect and carry out data extraction as well as quality assessment. Data will be synthesized using appropriate statistical methods. RESULTS: We will summarize present study's evidence to assess the diagnostic accuracy of MRI for evaluating tumor resectability at primary debulking surgery in women experiencing advanced-stage ovarian cancer. CONCLUSION: The present study will put forward the latest high-quality evidence for MRI's clinical application for evaluating tumor resectability in women experiencing advanced ovarian cancer. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Since the present study is a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the published literature, ethical approval will not be necessary. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/UWDRF (https://osf.io/uwdrf/)