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. 2015 May 7;10(5):e0126444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126444

Table 3. Quality assessment of these 13 eligible studies using QUADAS-2.

Study Risk of bias Applicability concerns
Patient selection Index test Reference standard Flow and timing Patient selection Index test Reference standard
Kim [22] High Low Unknown Unknown High Low Unknown
Mor [23] High High Unknown Unknown High Low Unknown
Nakae [24] High Low Low High High Low Unknown
Meinhold-Heerlein [25] High Unknown Unknown Unknown High Low Unknown
Moore [26] Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Visintin [27] High High Low High High Low Low
Fredriksson [28] High High Unknown High High Low Unknown
Vrzalova [29] Unknown Low Unknown Unknown Unknown Low Unknown
Lu [30] High High Unknown High High Low Unknown
He [31] Unknown High Low Unknown Low Low Low
Bandiera [32] Unknown Low Unknown Unknown Low Low Unknown
Moszynski [33] Low High Low Low Low Low Low
Milivojevic [34] Unknown Low Low Unknown Low Low Low