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1. Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2014 - Data Abstraction Duplicate abstraction of comparative accuracy data was used to ensure accuracy. … ) may permit more estimates of single test staging accuracy. … of any particular imaging tests or comparative accuracy. … studies provided accuracy data only for a joint set of imaging tests … , and test accuracy when used for screening high risk individuals.

3. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7 (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2012 - of diagnosis is less important than accuracy of risk classification. … The accuracy outcome of interest of these tests would primarily be high specificity or PPV. … high diagnostic accuracy. … high diagnostic accuracy. … Reviewers should carefully consider which accuracy outcomes are linked to clinical outcomes.

4. Colorectal-Cancer-Staging Executive (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2014 - Duplicate abstraction was used to ensure accuracy. … In general, the included studies reported only on diagnostic accuracy. … of MRI reported on factors affecting accuracy of interim M restaging. … Very few studies reported on any outcomes other than staging accuracy. … A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies.

5. Breast Abnormalities Update Surveillance Assessment_CER 47_Low (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2012 - What is the accuracy (expressed as sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios … These summary estimates are fairly similar to our 2006 estimates of the accuracy of MRI (at the mean … The other study (Imbriaco et al. 44 ) reported the accuracy of MRI for women 50 years of age and … One study each investigated the accuracy of MRI for lesions broken down by palpable vs. … The other study (Imbriaco et al. 44 ) reported the accuracy of MRI for women 50 years of age No

6. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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   June 01, 2012 - Example: When tests are used as triage, accuracy of risk classification is more important than accuracy … high diagnostic accuracy. … Evidence Grading Examples: Considering Accuracy Outcomes (3 of 6) There are situations when test accuracy … Evidence Grading Examples: Considering Accuracy Outcomes (4 of 6) Once the important accuracy outcomes … In that case, the accuracy of risk classification is more important than the accuracy of diagnosis.

7. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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   June 01, 2012 - Example: When tests are used as triage, accuracy of risk classification is more important than accuracy … high diagnostic accuracy. … Evidence Grading Examples: Considering Accuracy Outcomes (3 of 6) There are situations when test accuracy … Evidence Grading Examples: Considering Accuracy Outcomes (4 of 6) Once the important accuracy outcomes … In that case, the accuracy of risk classification is more important than the accuracy of diagnosis.

8. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2013 - Low Comparative diagnostic accuracy of WMC for slow- transit constipation. … Incremental diagnostic accuracy (gastric dysmotility/gastroparesis) 7 9. … WMC diagnostic accuracy and safety in gastroparesis subtypes How do the diagnostic accuracy … Incremental diagnostic accuracy (gastric dysmotility/gastroparesis) 7 9. … WMC diagnostic accuracy and safety in gastroparesis subtypes How do the diagnostic accuracy,

9. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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   August 09, 2013 - Many Key Questions (KQs) involve an assessment of “accuracy.” … , staging accuracy, and clinical management decisions. … Key Questions on single-test accuracy. … , we will include primary studies of single-test accuracy. … For questions on test accuracy, data on accuracy directly address the question, so those data will be

10. Disposition of Comments for CER 162 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease (pdf file)
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    January 28, 2016 - We have removed specific data on accuracy from the Introduction. … We agree that VCE is not as useful as serology and has far less evidence of accuracy. … We have removed the data on accuracy of EmA test from the Introduction sections. … —that do compare the performance of testing and the accuracy in standardized serum samples. … High strength of evidence of accuracy was found for IgA DGP tests but accuracy is slightly less than

11. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2016 - Summary This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the comparative accuracy … Evidence is insufficient to determine the comparative accuracy of different types of algorithms. … The SOE is also insufficient to determine the accuracy of diagnostic tests in specific populations, … No data are available on how VCE accuracy varies by population characteristics or setting. … These studies were excluded because the false-negative rate (and thus overall accuracy) of the tests

12. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2009 - breast biopsy and to explore what factor(s) may impact the accuracy and possible harms of different … In our analysis of biopsy accuracy, we focused on measures that evaluate the extent of false-negative … The studies were rated as low, moderate, or high in quality for the assessment of accuracy outcomes. … There was insufficient evidence to estimate the accuracy of MRI-guided core-needle biopsies. … Geographic Does not affect Insufficient data Low location of facility accuracy 10 Table D.

13. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Diagnostic Accuracy Diagnostic accuracy plays a central role in most proposals. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. Radiology 2005;235:347- 353. 33. … Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways. … Interpreting diagnostic test accuracy studies. Semin Hematol 2008;45:189-195. 41.

14. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Diagnostic Accuracy Diagnostic accuracy plays a central role in most proposals. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. Radiology 2005;235:347- 353. 33. … Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways. … Interpreting diagnostic test accuracy studies. Semin Hematol 2008;45:189-195. 41.

15. FRN 41 - Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2013 - * 10 What is the comparative accuracy in real-world settings? … What is the comparative accuracy in real world settings? … ) described diagnostic accuracy, and 9 of these examined predictors of diagnostic accuracy of different … What is the comparative accuracy in real world settings? … What is the comparative accuracy in real world settings?

16. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary Purpose of Review To summarize evidence on cognitive test accuracy … for clinical Alzheimer’s-type dementia (CATD) in suspected cognitive impairment; biomarker accuracy … The purpose of this report is to summarize the evidence on (1) the accuracy of brief cognitive tests … No studies examined the accuracy of blood testing. … Further, few studies examined the classification accuracy of test combinations.

17. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - professional association Nomination Summary: The nominator is interested in the diagnostic accuracy … 3. a) What is the diagnostic accuracy of antinuclear antibody (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) for children … b) What is the evidence that demographic and clinical factors modify accuracy? … code=USAHRQ Topic Number(s): 0120 Document Completion Date: 6-8-09 2 Accuracy can include … The nominator has expressed interest in the diagnostic accuracy of the ANA and RF tests in children

18. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Some sources of bias are particularly common in diagnostic accuracy studies. … family history and relevant factors likely to affect accuracy. … of reporting family history and the factors that were likely to affect accuracy. … Accuracy of the results for the population and test in the study. … applicability in diagnostic accuracy studies A tool used to assess random error in diagnostic accuracy

19. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Some sources of bias are particularly common in diagnostic accuracy studies. … family history and relevant factors likely to affect accuracy. … of reporting family history and the factors that were likely to affect accuracy. … Accuracy of the results for the population and test in the study. … applicability in diagnostic accuracy studies A tool used to assess random error in diagnostic accuracy

20. Executive Summary_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2025 - o Accuracy varied widely based on:  What the tests measured and how researchers analyzed it,  How … o We graded the strength of evidence for accuracy as insufficient, meaning we cannot draw firm conclusions … KQ 3: What is the accuracy of MCSTs for detection of cancer and does accuracy vary by cancer type or … Various MCSTs (See Table 3 of Full Report) Accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, AUC) … Case-control and two-gate designs in diagnostic accuracy studies. Clin Chem.