Table 2. Quality assessment of eligible studies by QUADAS-2.
Study | Risk of bias | Applicability concerns | |||||
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Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | Flow and timing | Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | |
Cincin [25] | Low | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Porcel [26] | High | Low | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Valdes [27] | Low | Low | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Marinho [28] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Long [29] | High | High | Unknown | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Porcel [30] | Low | Low | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Bayram [31] | Low | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Han [32] | Low | Unknown | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Liao [33] | Low | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Porcel [34] | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Kolditz [35] | Low | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Gegenhuber [36] | Low | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Porcel [37] | Unknown | High | Low | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |
Tomcsanyi [38] | High | High | Unknown | Unknown | Low | Low | Low |