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They included studies that 1) investigated foraminal or transforaminal SNRB in adults with degenerative lumbar conditions and radiculopathy; 2) utilized local anesthetics, steroids, or both; 3) performed SNRB under fluoroscopic or CT guidance; and 4) reported SNRB response and postoperative outcomes. Two independent reviewers screened the studies, assessed the risk of bias using QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)\u20132, and evaluated the certainty of evidence using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation). Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated using a random-effects model to calculate summary estimates for sensitivity and specificity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The authors identified 11,723 studies, of which 134 were selected for full-text review. Of these, 25 met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and 7 for the meta-analysis. Summary estimates for sensitivity of 0.88 (95% CI 0.80\u20130.92) and specificity of 0.57 (95% CI 0.27\u20130.83), I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 24.7%, were obtained. The certainty of evidence was rated moderate for sensitivity and very low for specificity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first meta-analysis to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and certainty of evidence for SNRB. The diagnostic utility depends highly on the pretest probability of a favorable surgical outcome. 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