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61. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2014 - Test accuracy varies depending on a user’s experience. … , despite some test accuracy data from Europe and Australia. … To help increase diagnostic accuracy, EGIRTM allows for re-testing of lesions. … The use of mole-mapping diagrams to increase skin self-examination accuracy. … Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy. [Review] [41 refs].

62. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-C (xls file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Hallucination Rates and Reference Accuracy of ChatGPT and Bard for Systematic Reviews: Comparative Analysis … We emphasize that this study was conducted on diagnostic test accuracy reviews, which are more difcult … We emphasize that this study was conducted on diagnostic test accuracy reviews, which are more difcult … We emphasize that this study was conducted on diagnostic test accuracy reviews, which are more difcult … We emphasize that this study was conducted on diagnostic test accuracy reviews, which are more difcult

63. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2024 - Thus, the available evidence is insufficient regarding the diagnostic accuracy of most brief assessment … Child Behavior Checklist-Obsessive Compulsive subscale (CBCL-OCS) probably has sufficient diagnostic accuracy … This review focuses on the diagnostic accuracy of brief OCD assessment tools and the treatment of OCD … comparative effectiveness review will summarize the findings from: (1) Studies related to the diagnostic accuracy … KQ 1.a: How does diagnostic accuracy of brief assessment tools vary by patient, family, social, or other

64. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2012 - studies of fecal DNA testing, we only found three studies that examined the accuracy of fecal DNA … In one of the diagnostic accuracy studies, the specificity for the prototype to PreGen Plus (SDT-1) … of KRAS mutations,16 and a subset analysis (n=217) of the diagnostic accuracy study by Ahlquist and … In one fair-quality diagnostic accuracy study, fecal DNA adherence was lower than adherence to fecal … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review.

65. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - The one good-quality study of US had an accuracy rate of 73 percent. … , respectively), compared with 100-percent accuracy for MRA and MRV. … rate, compared with 83-percent accuracy for MRI. … and MRI 71.2-percent accuracy. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

66. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - Highest priority went to establishing the diagnostic accuracy of the test. … Highest priority went to establishing the diagnostic accuracy of the test. … Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy. Clin Chem. 2003 Jan;49(1):1-6. … The strength of evidence for diagnostic accuracy was low. … Lack of a definition of “clinically significant improvement” in diagnostic accuracy. 3.

67. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Introduction In the classical paradigm for evaluating the “accuracy” or performance of a medical test … Assess the concordance of difference tests instead of test accuracy. … Interpreting diagnostic test accuracy studies. Semin Hematol 2008; 45(3):189-95. 2. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … Random effects models in latent class analysis for evaluating accuracy of diagnostic tests.

68. Topic 0438 Risk stratification and CAD NSD FINAL_SJ-2 (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Key Questions What are the comparative diagnostic accuracy … primarily focus on NITs to diagnose symptomatic patients with suspected CAD and solely on the test accuracy

69. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Accuracy Modifiers KQ 4.1. … Accuracy Modifiers of ANA, RF, and CCP Tests No studies provided data on accuracy modifiers (age, sex … No study provided a complete investigation on accuracy modifiers. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systemic review. … The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration.

70. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2023 - bias/quality assessment  Based on study design (e.g., randomized, observational, diagnostic test accuracy … number needed to read),  Time o Data extraction and risk of bias assessment: 3  The accuracy … carrying relevant information on a particular element),  Time o Strength/certainty of evidence:  Accuracy …  Accuracy compared to human assessment o Data summarization and other text generation tasks:  … Quality in comparison with human-written summaries (e.g., readability, comprehensiveness, accuracy

71. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 4 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Do published search filters to identify diagnostic test accuracy studies perform adequately? … Identifying diagnostic accuracy studies in EMBASE. … Use of methodological search filters to identify diagnostic accuracy studies can lead to the omission … Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant … Systematic reviews of test accuracy should search a range of databases to identify primary studies.

72. Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map, Version 2 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2025 - The results for the studies that reported accuracy are shown in Figure 6. … combination, with its height reflecting accuracy. … axis, with the bar height reflecting the accuracy as reported in the studies. … Each bar represents a study and tool combination with its height reflecting accuracy. … how does accuracy compare with percent agreement?

73. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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    November 20, 2014 - It helps to provide an explicit definition of accuracy, over- or under-staging. … We have added an extensive discussion of the definitions of accuracy, over- and understaging to the … CT data on pretreatment Rectal T staging have now been analyzed in terms of accuracy. … For instance, with ERUS, there may be some discussion re user dependency re accuracy as well as the … All of these studies used PET/CT, compared test accuracy of PET/CT vs.

74. S81 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - If the combined accuracy of jackknife classifications was at least as good as the whole-sample model, … accuracy that is expected by chance, and 1.0 represents perfect, errorless classification; negative … As with the bivariate analysis for bleeding, non-ICD-9-CM variables ranked highest in accuracy. … The model had good accuracy: ESS � 0.652 (95% CI: 0.651–0.654); sensitivity � 94.4% (95% CI: 94.2–94.6 … The model’s accuracy was excel- lent and sensitivity was very good.

75. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 24, 2013 - • Studies of diagnostic accuracy Systematic reviews will be used as primary sources of evidence … Studies will be reviewed at both the abstract and full-text level by two reviewers to ensure accuracy … 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. … Outcomes Diagnostic outcomes include: • Measures for accuracy of staging (stage reclassification).

76. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Interpreting diagnostic test accuracy studies. Semin Hematol 2008 Jul;45(3):189-95. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … This approach also abandons the classical paradigm of calculating test accuracy. … Assess the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead of test accuracy. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review.

77. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Interpreting diagnostic test accuracy studies. Semin Hematol 2008 Jul;45(3):189-95. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … This approach also abandons the classical paradigm of calculating test accuracy. … Assess the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead of test accuracy. … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review.

78. celiac-disease-protocol-140612 (pdf file)
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    June 12, 2014 - This project will incorporate results of previous SRs on test accuracy and update them to reflect results … It will address test combinations and sequences, and accuracy in specific population groups beyond those … Finally, in response to a comment about how previously negative testing affects test accuracy, we added … Question 3: How do accuracy, (sensitivity, specificity, LR+, LR-, summary ROCs) and outcomes differ … QUADAS-2 questions for assessing risk of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies Domain 1: Patient Selection

79. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - • Overall test accuracy: Overall accuracy of a test is expressed as area under the ROC curve (AUC) … • Test accuracy: Test accuracy refers to sensitivity (true positive rate) and specificity (true negative … What is the diagnostic test accuracy of newer markers of iron status as a replacement for or an … test accuracy compared with ferritin to predict a response to IV iron treatment. … Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative.

80. Topic 0549 Diagnosis and Management of Gout NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    June 24, 2014 - More specifically, the nominator is interested in the diagnostic accuracy of clinical criteria alone … What is the accuracy of clinical criteria only in the diagnosis of acute gouty from Nominator: arthropathy … The diagnostic accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms is uncertain. § Gout is treated by both nonpharmacologic