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Primary outcomes include sensitivity of diagnostic modality with respect to lung cancer. Secondary outcomes include detection of other aetiologies such as infection. Results were synthesised using a random effects meta-analysis. Sensitivity analysis was performed for patient age group and year of study. Risk of bias assessment was carried out with the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 2273 citations were screened and 11 studies were included, comprising a total sample size of 2015 patients with 226 confirmed cases of lung cancer. A total of 1816 and 1734 patients received a CT scan and FOB, respectively. The pooled sensitivities for detection of lung cancer using CT scan and bronchoscopy were 98% (95% CI 93.0% to 99.0%) and 86% (95% CI 63.0% to 95.0%), respectively. 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