| Was the spectrum of patients representative of the patients who will receive the test in practice? |
7 |
- |
- |
| Were selection criteria clearly described? |
7 |
- |
- |
| Is the reference standard likely to correctly classify the target condition? RS: x, CT-scan of diag lap |
7 |
- |
- |
| Is the time period between reference standard and index test short enough to be reasonably sure that the target condition did not change between the two tests? |
7 |
- |
- |
| Did the whole sample or a random selection of the sample, receive verification using a reference standard of diagnosis? |
- |
7 |
- |
| Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? |
2 |
5 |
- |
| Was the reference standard independent of the index test (i.e. the index test did not form part of the reference standard)? |
1 |
6 |
- |
| Was the execution of the index test described in sufficient detail to permit replication of the test? |
4 |
3 |
- |
| Was the execution of the reference standard described in sufficient detail to permit its replication? |
6 |
1 |
- |
| Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard? |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the index test? |
|
7 |
|
| Were the same clinical data available when test results were interpreted as would be available when the test is used in practice? |
7 |
|
|
| Were uninterpretable/ intermediate test results reported? |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Were withdrawals from the study explained? |
2 |
4 |
1 |
