Modelling multiple thresholds in meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Modelling multiple thresholds in meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Abstract Background In meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy, routinely only one pair of sensitivity and specificity per study is used. However, for tests based on a biomarker or a questionnaire often more than one threshold and the corresponding values of true positives, true negatives, false p...

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Main Authors: Susanne Steinhauser, Martin Schumacher, Gerta Rücker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Diagnostic accuracy study
Meta-analysis
Biomarker
Threshold
ROC curve
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0196-1

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