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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 8.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 4;160(3):171. doi: 10.7326/M13-1484

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