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121. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - compare with gastric scintigraphy, antroduodenal manometry, and endoscopy in terms of diagnostic accuracy … These are: ○ Diagnostic accuracy 1. … The abstract review phase will be designed to identify studies reporting the diagnostic accuracy of … The second reviewer will confirm the first reviewer’s abstracted data for completeness and accuracy. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

122. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Additional Information for Topic Nomination (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - recurrent diverticulitis, avoidance of surgery, morbidity, mortality, adverse events Diagnostic accuracy

123. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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     February 24, 2016 - The aim of the present review is to examine the evidence for the accuracy of diagnostic tests for gout … And given that the accuracy of the gold standard of crystal analysis is, itself, affected by a number … Regarding the circularity of KQ1b, the test whose accuracy was of primary interest (or at least how … the accuracy of the test was affected by number and identity of affected joints) was synovial fluid … When the various measures of accuracy were used and when pooling was considered appropriate.

124. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2020 - These tools vary in the factors they examine and in their diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. … In studies that report on clinical outcomes, what is the diagnostic accuracy of screening or diagnostic … All data will be checked for accuracy by a second reviewer. … using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2. … For KQ 2, diagnostic accuracy factors (sensitivity and specificity), treatment and change in nutrition

125. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2010 - hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) approach, which is a measure of test accuracy … hand and top borders of the ROC curve space, the more accurate the test is, while a test of lower accuracy … Thus, the area under the curve is indicative of the accuracy of a diagnostic test, where area of 1.0 … Grading the Evidence For this diagnostic test accuracy review, evidence will be graded for KQ.3, KQ … A hierarchical regression approach to meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy evaluations.

126. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 10 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Limited by what is reported in the literature, most systematic reviews of medical tests focus on “test accuracy … between testing, test results, and patient outcomes are typically complex: even when testing has high accuracy … medical tests.1 Limited by what is reported in the literature, most systematic reviews focus on “test accuracy … chapter focuses on modeling for enhancing the interpretation of systematic reviews of medical test accuracy … In the absence of direct comparisons of complete test-and-treat strategies, one can rely on test accuracy

127. Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2019 - For patients with acute pain being considered for opioid therapy, what is the accuracy of instruments … Measures of diagnostic accuracy h. … All study data will be verified for accuracy and completeness by a second team member. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … (sensitivity or specificity or accuracy).ti,ab,kf. 25.

128. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Key Question 3 explored the accuracy of candidate tests. … Later in the document, (page 21, line 57) the evidence about the tests is described in terms of accuracy … We edited the results as follows "We included 72 primary studies addressing the diagnostic accuracy … The report is written as if it is has more validity and accuracy than it does. … The study investigators published a summary of the accuracy of candidate tests in January 2011.

129. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 19, 2023 - Following the described input, the final key questions are as follows: Key Question 1: What is the accuracy … studies for an adverse event of interest Outcomes KQ1: Diagnostic performance (e.g., diagnostic accuracy … clinical setting Very low resource countries or conflict zones Study Design KQ1: Diagnostic accuracy … One researcher will abstract the data, and a second reviewer will check for accuracy and completeness … due to misdiagnosis, clinical impact of correct or incorrect diagnosis, specificity, sensitivity, accuracy

130. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)
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     August 18, 2016 - Important questions remain about the accuracy of this approach in primary care settings. … KQ 1: What is the comparative diagnostic accuracy of approaches that can be used in the primary care … How does the comparative diagnostic accuracy of these approaches vary by clinical setting, including … • Timing: o To assess diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic follow-up must be within 4 months of the … The Key Questions KQ 1: What is the comparative diagnostic accuracy of approaches that can be

131. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2012 - The potential effect of age on test accuracy is addressed in KQ4. … A second objective was “to explore the difference in test performance for accuracy modifiers including … Peer Reviewer #5 I think that an important potential accuracy modifier which does not appear to … There is strong evidence that this affects estimates of accuracy of CCP for RA in adult populations … How do you suggest this is done in the context of a diagnostic accuracy study?

132. Letter of Appreciation 2022 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - This service helps strengthen the quality, accuracy, and relevancy of reports.

133. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - The specificity listed is much higher than that of multi-center studies (ACCURACY, etc.) … The intent of the contextual section on test accuracy is to provide an overview of accuracy in populations … For many years, the only question asked in regards to imaging studies was accuracy against invasive … Accuracy of MSCT coronary angiography with 64-slice technology:first experience. … Diagnostic accuracy of fractional flow reserve from anatomic CT angiography.

134. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Outcome: • Limited data regarding rates diagnostic accuracy of the SFLC assay. … What is its accuracy (strength of prediction as well as precision) as an independent predictor? … Then ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of the SFLC assay against comparator(s), chosen a priori, to … Outcome: • Limited data regarding rates diagnostic accuracy of the SFLC assay. … What is its accuracy (strength of prediction as well as precision) as an independent predictor?

135. White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - For studies evaluating data extraction and/or risk of bias tools, we report: • Accuracy or percent … For example, in data extraction studies, how do recall and specificity compare with accuracy, and how … does accuracy compare with percent agreement? … Hallucination Rates and Reference Accuracy of ChatGPT and Bard for Systematic Reviews: Comparative … Assessing the Accuracy of Machine-Assisted Abstract Screening With DistillerAI: A User Study ():-

136. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - The large number of available tests and testing strategies and potential trade- offs in diagnostic accuracy … a) Does the diagnostic accuracy differ according to patient characteristics (e.g., age, sex, ethnicity … For KQ 2 and KQ 5, studies that report diagnostic accuracy will be included. … To ensure accuracy, all excluded abstracts will be dual reviewed. … All study data will be verified for accuracy and completeness by a second team member.

137. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - surgical biopsy At least 98 of these women Not reported in the research Research About Breast Biopsy Accuracy … surgical biopsies and ultrasound-guided or stereotactic-guided core-needle biopsies have about the same accuracy … There is not enough research to know the accuracy of MRI-guided core-needle biopsy.

138. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - The most common outcome in an evaluation of this test is the accuracy of the test in identifying clinically … the recommendations from the upcoming Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy … Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Working Group. Handbook for DTA reviews.

139. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     January 30, 2012 - Elucidating the role and accuracy of these tools with a comparative assessment would provide clinicians … our key questions are: KQ 1: In patients with nonvalvular AF, what are the comparative diagnostic accuracy … KQ 2: In patients with nonvalvular AF, what are the comparative diagnostic accuracy and impact on clinical … the data, and the second will over-read the article and the accompanying abstraction to check for accuracy … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

140. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … A hierarchical regression approach to meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy evaluations. … An Empirical Assessment of Bivariate Methods for Meta-Analysis of Test Accuracy.