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81. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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    November 20, 2013 - Simply adding another test because it has excellent rule out diagnostic accuracy does not make sense … As I am most familiar with Methods for diagnostic accuracy reviews, this is what I comment on most. … Rev 8 General/ Methods The authors choose to do only meta-analysis for the accuracy questions. … Why for the accuracy questions alone? … factors that may influence accuracy.

82. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    January 08, 2025 - The diagnostic accuracy of tools and assessments used in adult ADHD diagnosis is unclear, however, and … How does the comparative diagnostic accuracy of these tools vary by clinical setting, including primary … (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, area under the curve, positive predictive value, negative … Where there is insufficient data, we will document the range of identified diagnostic accuracy results … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

83. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 10, 2024 - The diagnostic accuracy of tools and assessments used in adult ADHD diagnosis is unclear, however, and … How does the comparative diagnostic accuracy of these tools vary by clinical setting, including primary … (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, area under the curve, positive predictive value, negative … Where there is insufficient data, we will document the range of identified diagnostic accuracy results … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

84. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2015 - For diagnostic accuracy, we also included cross-sectional studies. … in diagnostic accuracy (SOE: moderate). … the accuracy of two or more biomarkers against cystoscopy and histopathology. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Asymmetric funnel plots and publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy.

85. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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    January 15, 2015 - Information on traditional measures of accuracy (e.g., sensitivity and specificity) of noninvasive tests … Studies of predictive accuracy will be considered if there are inadequate comparative studies and if … All extracted study data will be verified for accuracy and completeness by a second team member. … Investigation of publication bias in meta- analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a meta-epidemiological … Predictive accuracy studies Studies of predictive accuracy use test result information to identify people

86. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2011 - Peer Reviewer 4 Results Two different metanalyses showed the increased accuracy of dermoscopy versus … the different available algorithms…Comments: this algorithms are all valid in terms of diagnostic accuracy … Dermoscopy improves accuracy of primary care physicians to triage lesions suggestive of skin cancer. … The impact of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy on the diagnostic accuracy of lentigo maligna … Table 5 has been updated to reflect the additional study on test accuracy.

87. Cell-Free-Dna-Appendix-C-Prepub-Final (xls file)
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    January 01, 2025 - KQ 3 Outcomes (Accuracy) First Author Last Name Year of Publication Study Design Cancer Type Analyte … Accuracy of tissue of origin was not reported for the external validation cohort. … NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.222 to 0.917 Accuracy … NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.275 to 0.846 Accuracy … ) NR NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.25 to 1; accuracy

88. Cell-Free-Dna-Final-App-C (xls file)
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    January 01, 2025 - KQ 3 outcomes (accuracy) First Author Last Name Year of Publication Study Design Cancer Type Analyte … Accuracy of tissue of origin was not reported for the external validation cohort. … NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.222 to 0.917 Accuracy … NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.275 to 0.846 Accuracy … ) NR NR NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Also reported by stage; Sn ranges from 0.25 to 1; accuracy

89. Emerging MRI Technologies for Imaging Musculoskeletal Disorders under Loading Stress (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2011 - Additionally, other uses of the test could have been evaluated (for example predictive accuracy for … What about accuracy? … We have also specifically addressed test reliability and diagnostic accuracy in our recommendations … [not sure "predictive" accuracy is an appropriate term? … We agree that “diagnostic accuracy” would be a more appropriate term.

90. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2019: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - technical-brief https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/ta/index.html Methods Reports 2019 Reports Assessing the Accuracy … Review Antipsychotics for Treating Delirium in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review Assessing the Accuracy … Acute Coronary Syndrome Events: Screening and Treatment Guidelines from the AAFP (AAFP) Diagnostic Accuracy

91. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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    September 23, 2014 - Peer Reviewer 2 Discussion For question 2a - staging accuracy. … We did not draw a conclusion for lymph node staging accuracy due to insufficient evidence. … In fact, few studies even reported T staging accuracy. … In the introduction, we mentioned the fact that EUS-FNA accuracy may be operator dependent. … For resectability, we concluded they had similar accuracy.

92. Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post–Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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93. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 08, 2011 - An early link in an indirect chain of evidence concerns the diagnostic accuracy of testing (B). … Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool, which underwent a rigorous development process by Whiting, Rutjes, … Accuracy of procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis in critically ill patients: a systematic review and … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Key Questions, Question 1 Intermediate outcomes, such as diagnostic accuracy for occurrence of

94. Searching for Studies (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Identifying diagnostic accuracy studies in EMBASE. J Med Libr Assoc 2003 Jul;91(3):341-6. … Do published search filters to identify diagnostic test accuracy studies perform adequately? … Do published search filters to identify diagnostic test accuracy studies perform adequately? … Identifying diagnostic accuracy studies in EMBASE. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Jul;91(3):341-6. … Do published search filters to identify diagnostic test accuracy studies perform adequately?

95. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2023 - Studies related to the accuracy of assessment tools compared to reference standard methods to identify … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … 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. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

96. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 6 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Rockville, Maryland Abstract Use of medical tests should be guided by research evidence about the accuracy … Principles for Addressing the Challenges The root cause of these challenges is that test accuracy, as … Studies Example Potential Systematic Approaches for Decisions Outcome of use of the test How accuracy … outcomes selected for review relate to use in practice: Accuracy of disease status classification … Spectrum Effect The severity or type of disease may effect the accuracy of the test.

97. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Individual Nomination Summary: The nominator is interested in the comparative effectiveness and accuracy … Outcome(s): Diagnostic accuracy and improvements in mortality, and risks associated with undiagnosed

98. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Comparator(s): The same list of imaging tests, used as comparators Outcome(s):  Diagnostic accuracy … The diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity), practical issues (ease of use, costs, operator

99. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Stakeholders were asked to review the minutes for accuracy and in order to hear the perspectives of … 2 What is the diagnostic accuracy of newer markers of iron status as a replacement for, or an add-on … 3 What is the diagnostic accuracy of newer markers of iron status as a replacement for, or an add-on … o %HYPO has similar or better overall test accuracy compared with TSAT, and better overall test accuracy … overall test accuracy compared with ferritin, to predict a response to IV iron treatment.

100. Pressure-Ulcer-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - The purpose of this report is to review the comparative clinical utility and diagnostic accuracy of … For studies of diagnostic accuracy, we attempted to create two-by-two tables from information provided … We also did not quantitatively pool results on diagnostic accuracy (such as creating summary receiver … Future research that simultaneously evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of different risk-assessment … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.