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Findings were tabulated and synthesised in a narrative format.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 22 studies, involving 1749 CSEP cases, met the inclusion criteria. Diagnostic modalities varied, with eight different classification systems reported across 11 studies, with the remaining 11 studies not specifying a classification system. Histology was used as a reference standard in 59% (13\/22), intraoperative features in 18% (4\/22) and a combination of both in 23% of studies (5\/22). Seventy\u2010two percent of studies (13\/18) that used histology as a reference standard did not provide specific histological criteria for diagnosing CSEP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review highlights the wide variability in diagnostic approaches, imaging criteria and classification systems used in the first\u2010trimester diagnosis of CSEP. 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