Table 3. Risk of bias and applicability concerns.
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 | |
Carvalho et al. [34] | High | High | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Mydlarz et al. [35] | Unclear | High | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Nakahara et al. [39] | High | High | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low |
Sanchez-Cespedes et al. [40] | Unclear | High | Low | Unclear | High | Unclear | Low |
Schröck et al. [37] | High | High | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
De Vos et al. [38] | High | High | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Wong et al. [36] | High | High | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low |