Appendix Table 2. Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 Results for Included Studies.
| Author, Year (Reference) | Risk of Bias | Applicability Concerns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Selection | Index Test | Reference Standard | Flow and Timing | Patient Selection | Index Test | Reference Standard | |
| Sohn et al, 2005 (14) | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Levi et al, 2011 (15) | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Allison et al, 1996 (31) | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Allison et al, 2007 (32) | High risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Levi et al, 2007 (33) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Cheng et al, 2002 (34) | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Morikawa et al, 2005 (35) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Nakama et al, 1999 (36) | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Nakama et al, 1996 (37) | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | High risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Launoy et al, 2005 (38) | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Itoh et al, 1996 (39) | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Nakazato et al, 2006 (40) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Park et al, 2010 (41) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| de Wijkerslooth et al, 2012 (42) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Parra-Blanco et al, 2010 (43) | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Chiu et al, 2013 (44) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Chiang et al, 2011 (45) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Brenner and Tao, 2013 (46) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Brenner and Tao, 2013 (46) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |