Diagnostic accuracy of interictal source imaging in presurgical epilepsy evaluation: A systematic review from the E-PILEPSY consortium

Publication date: Available online 8 February 2019

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology

Author(s): Brian E Mouthaan, Matea Rados, Paul Boon, Evelien Carrette, Beate Diehl, Julien Jung, Vasilios Kimiskidis, Teia Kobulashvili, Giorgi Kuchukhidze, Pål G Larsson, Markus Leitinger, Philippe Ryvlin, Fergus Rugg-Gunn, Margitta Seeck, Serge Vulliémoz, Geertjan Huiskamp, Frans SS Leijten, Pieter Van Eijsden, Eugen Trinka, Kees PJ Braun

Abstract

Objective

Interictal high resolution (HR-) electric source imaging (ESI) and magnetic source imaging (MSI) are non-invasive tools to aid epileptogenic zone localization in epilepsy surgery candidates. We carried out a systematic review on the diagnostic accuracy and quality of evidence of these modalities.

Methods

Embase, Pubmed and the Cochrane database were searched on 13 February 2017. Diagnostic accuracy studies taking post-surgical seizure outcome as reference standard were selected. Quality appraisal was based on the QUADAS-2 framework.

Results

Eleven studies were included: eight MSI (n=267), three HR-ESI (n=127) studies. None was free of bias. This mostly involved: selection of operated patients only, interference of source imaging with surgical decision, and exclusion of indeterminate results. Summary sensitivity and specificity estimates were 82% (95% CI: 75-88%) and 53% (95% CI: 37-68%) for overall source imaging, with no statistical difference between MSI and HR-ESI. Specificity is higher when partially concordant results were included as non-concordant (p<0.05). Inclusion of indeterminate test results as non-concordant lowered sensitivity (p<0.05).

Conclusions

Source imaging has a relatively high sensitivity but low specificity for identification of the epileptogenic zone.

Significance

We need higher quality studies allowing unbiased test evaluation to determine the added value and diagnostic accuracy of source imaging in the presurgical workup of refractory focal epilepsy.

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