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. 2015 Aug 5;10(8):e0134376. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134376

Table 2. Quality assessment of eligible studies by QUADAS-2.

Study Risk of bias Applicability concerns
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