Table 2:

Methodological quality and applicability of the selected studies.

	Risk of bias				Applicability concerns
	Patient selection	Index test	Reference standard	Flow and timing	Patient selection	Index test	Reference standard
Angioli 2005	+	?	+	–	+	+	+
Brun 2008	?	+	+	–	+	+	+
Brun 2009	?	?	+	–	+	+	+
Deffieux 2006	?	+	+	–	+	+	+
Fagotti 2004	+	+	+	+	–*	+	+
Fagotti 2008	+	+	+	+	–*	+	+
Petrillo 2015	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rutten 2017	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vergote 1998	+	–	+	–	+	–	+

Legend: * including patients with early-stage EOC. Green: lower risk of bias; Red: higher risk of bias; Yellow: undetermined risk of bias (adapted from Rutten MJ et al, Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews 2014 [2]. Art. No.: CD009786).