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81. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2013 - Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for … Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation … Diagnostic utility of wireless motility capsule in gastrointestinal dysmotility. … Diagnostic utility of wireless motility capsule in gastrointestinal dysmotility. … This explains the strong positive agreement between the two diagnostic tests.

82. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - The effect of conditional dependence on the evaluation of diagnostic tests. … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

83. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - The effect of conditional dependence on the evaluation of diagnostic tests. … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards.

84. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 05, 2010 - validity or accuracy.4 Since then, other studies have been conducted to assess the diagnostic utility … Guiding question 3: What published studies have reported on the diagnostic performance, efficacy/ … vi Outcomes measured a. diagnostic test performance b. impact on diagnostic thinking c. impact … Costs, charges, and revenues for hospital diagnostic imaging procedures: differences by modality and … The efficacy of diagnostic imaging. Med Decis Making. 1991; 11: 88-94 10. EpiData (version 3).

85. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - The role of the affected joint site on diagnostic accuracy was also combined with KQ1. 1. … What is the accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms and other diagnostic tests (such as serum uric … What are the adverse effects associated with each diagnostic test (including pain, infection at the … tests but instead will use the terms “gout” combined with the terms for the diagnostic tests. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

86. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - The effect of conditional dependence on the evaluation of diagnostic tests. … A probabilistic model for the comparison of diagnostic tests. … Meta- analysis of diagnostic tests with imperfect reference standards. … Evaluation of diagnostic tests without gold standards. … Effects of dependent errors in the assessment of diagnostic test performance.

87. 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 … version of the Child Behavior Checklist-Obsessive Compulsive subscale (CBCL-OCS) probably has sufficient diagnostic … accuracy to identify symptomatic patients for specialist referral and comprehensive diagnostic evaluation … This review focuses on the diagnostic accuracy of brief OCD assessment tools and the treatment of OCD … KQ 1.a: How does diagnostic accuracy of brief assessment tools vary by patient, family, social, or other

88. 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. … Followup or further diagnostic evaluation is not usually required. … Highest priority went to establishing the diagnostic accuracy of the test. … Diagnostic markers for early detection of ovarian cancer. … The strength of evidence for diagnostic accuracy was low.

89. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Health care professional association Nomination Summary: The nominator is interested in the diagnostic … 3. a) What is the diagnostic accuracy of antinuclear antibody (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) for children … including but not limited to):  Patient referrals (i.e., to pediatric rheumatologists)  Additional diagnostic … The nominator has expressed interest in the diagnostic accuracy of the ANA and RF tests in children

90. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - In the future, there is a need to find a screening or diagnostic methodology without side effects that … Diagnostic criteria for outcomes seems appropriate. … Definitions and diagnostic criteria are appropriate. … A review of diagnostic tests for type 2 diabetes was beyond the scope of the report. … and KQ5: “What are the harms of treating GDM and do they vary by diagnostic approach?”

91. Topic 0586 LUTS Secondary to BPH NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    January 07, 2014 - The nominator is also interested in the comparative effectiveness of diagnostic techniques and strategies … Staff-Generated PICO (2 of 2) Population(s): Adult males, aged 45 or older with nocturia Intervention(s): Diagnostic … tests to exclude other causes of nocturia (e.g., diabetes, heart failure) Comparator(s): All other diagnostic … questions on the comparative effectiveness of pharmacotherapy treatment options for LUTS/BPH and diagnostic … alpha-reductase inhibitor (5ARI), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5), and their combinations. § Common diagnostic

92. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Similarly, no studies reported benefit of LUNA compared with simple diagnostic laparoscopy. … Frequently no operational definition or diagnostic criteria for comorbidities were provided. … Diagnostic methods varied and included patient report of symptoms, patient report that she was given … laparoscopy,32 two articles evaluating LUNA compared with diagnostic laparoscopy,9,33 and one paper … In sum, we found that: • Noncyclic CPP was variably defined, and diagnostic approaches were rarely

93. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Diagnostic Performance KQ 3.1. … We applied a diagnostic search filter and a child filter, when applicable. … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … 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.

94. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    December 16, 2011 - Patients who meet or exceed a screening threshold receive a more involved diagnostic test, the oral … Alternatively, the OGTT diagnostic test may be used directly for high-risk patients, referred to as … The primary aims of this review are to: a) identify the test properties of screening and diagnostic … A hierarchical regression approach to meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy evaluations. … errors/ 32. diagnostic error?.

95. 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 - reclassification based on SFLC testing 2 8 Context of diagnostic testing: What is the diagnostic … 2 13 Context of diagnostic testing: What is the diagnostic performance of the SFLC assay either alone … reclassification based on SFLC testing 2 8 Context of diagnostic testing: What is the diagnostic … 2 13 Context of diagnostic testing: What is the diagnostic performance of the SFLC assay either alone … In the diagnostic context, emphasis was placed upon the diagnostic performance of the assay in detecting

96. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Although multiple diagnostic modalities have been suggested for the diagnosis of tethered spinal cord … , we only identified studies reporting on diagnostic accuracy of MRI, ultrasound, myelogram, and evoked … evidence is limited due to the lack of controlled studies and limited reporting of outcomes for diagnostic … open detethering surgery) and would benefit from stronger study designs (tool evaluations reporting diagnostic

97. Prostate-Cancer-Test Executive (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - The quality of diagnostic accuracy studies was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy … Population aArea under the curve (AUC) is a common metric that measures the accuracy of diagnostic … No similar analyses can be made for any other comparator for diagnostic accuracy. … Conclusions For diagnostic accuracy, there was a low strength of evidence that PCA3 had better diagnostic … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

98. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Comparator(s): No screening or screening using total PSA without PCA3 Outcome(s): Intermediate outcomes – diagnostic … accuracy for detection of tumor; adverse events of testing and diagnostic work up (biopsies); Health … to make informed decisions about prostate cancer screening, and some will go on to have additional diagnostic … Having a tool with enhanced diagnostic specificity that improves diagnostic testing may partially reduce

99. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    May 24, 2010 - Physicians may not always be sufficiently educated as to which diagnostic test is best to use and how … Home/Extended Care Resident Yes No Technical Efficacy Diagnostic Accuracy Diagnostic Thinking … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Diagnostic studies: tests of diagnostic accuracy … The draft of the AHRQ guidance for evaluation of diagnostic tests will also be used. … We also may calculate diagnostic predictive value of the diagnostic tests for C. difficile when false

100. Evidence-Summary-Cer-197-Fractional-Exhaled-Nitric-Oxide (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing has been suggested as a diagnostic test for asthma. … KQ 1.a: What is the diagnostic accuracy of FeNO measurement(s) for making the diagnosis of asthma in … Key Points • The diagnostic accuracy of FeNO for the diagnosis of asthma varies with the FeNO level … • Diagnostic accuracy is likely higher in nonsmokers, in children and in steroid-naïve asthmatics. … For the diagnostic accuracy question (KQ 1.a), the main challenge relates to the lack of true gold