Published in Ann Intern Med on February 03, 2004
The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 16.17
Screening for depression in medical settings with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ): a diagnostic meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 5.24
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.84
Do online information retrieval systems help experienced clinicians answer clinical questions? J Am Med Inform Assoc (2005) 3.61
Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ (2006) 3.34
Accuracy of WHO CD4 cell count criteria for virological failure of antiretroviral therapy. Trop Med Int Health (2009) 2.99
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: systematic review. BMJ (2006) 2.95
Value of symptoms and additional diagnostic tests for colorectal cancer in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2010) 2.94
Accuracy of electrocardiography in diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension: systematic review. BMJ (2007) 2.93
Commercial serological antibody detection tests for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review. PLoS Med (2007) 2.71
Signs and symptoms for diagnosis of serious infections in children: a prospective study in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.48
Endpoints and clinical trial design for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology (2011) 2.44
Safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using the Wells rule and qualitative D-dimer testing in primary care: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2012) 2.38
Accuracy of transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. Thorax (2005) 2.36
Whole-Body Plethysmography in Suspected Asthma: A Prospective Study of Its Added Diagnostic Value in 302 Patients. Dtsch Arztebl Int (2015) 2.34
Systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer: review of methods and reporting. BMJ (2006) 2.12
No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2005) 2.11
Stroke risk stratification in acute dizziness presentations: A prospective imaging-based study. Neurology (2015) 2.08
Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies: no change since STARD statement publication--before-and-after study. Radiology (2008) 1.81
Performance of purified antigens for serodiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a meta-analysis. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2008) 1.80
The impact of including different study designs in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy studies. Eur J Epidemiol (2012) 1.42
Critical appraisal and data extraction for systematic reviews of prediction modelling studies: the CHARMS checklist. PLoS Med (2014) 1.35
Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews. Syst Rev (2013) 1.33
Clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis: performance in the general population and primary care. Ann Rheum Dis (2006) 1.32
Ultrasonography in screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in newborns: systematic review. BMJ (2005) 1.30
Golgi protein 73 versus alpha-fetoprotein as a biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma: a diagnostic meta-analysis. BMC Cancer (2012) 1.27
How does study quality affect the results of a diagnostic meta-analysis? BMC Med Res Methodol (2005) 1.20
Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care. BMC Pulm Med (2009) 1.19
Ruling a diagnosis in or out with "SpPIn" and "SnNOut": a note of caution. BMJ (2004) 1.18
Standards of excellence and open questions in cancer biomarker research: an informatics perspective. Cancer Inform (2005) 1.15
Advantages of the nested case-control design in diagnostic research. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 1.11
Factors associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms in a prospective cohort of patients after abdominal sepsis: a nomogram. Intensive Care Med (2008) 1.07
Reproducibility of the STARD checklist: an instrument to assess the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 1.06
The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool versus alternative tests for selecting postmenopausal women for bone mineral density assessment: a comparative systematic review of accuracy. Osteoporos Int (2008) 1.05
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterisation of rotator cuff disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med (2015) 1.05
Accuracy of immunological criteria for identifying virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy - the IeDEA Southern Africa Collaboration. Trop Med Int Health (2011) 1.05
The effect of draft DSM-V criteria on posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence. Depress Anxiety (2012) 1.04
Transvaginal sonographic cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2010) 1.03
Gender differences in presentation and diagnosis of chest pain in primary care. BMC Fam Pract (2009) 1.01
Measuring depression in persons with spinal cord injury: a systematic review. J Spinal Cord Med (2009) 0.99
Fasciola hepatica saposin-like protein-2-based ELISA for the serodiagnosis of chronic human fascioliasis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.98
Assessing the discriminative ability of risk models for more than two outcome categories. Eur J Epidemiol (2012) 0.98
Individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnostic and prognostic studies in obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 0.97
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the value of initial biomarkers in predicting adverse outcome in febrile neutropenic episodes in children and young people with cancer. BMC Med (2012) 0.97
Estimating diagnostic accuracy of multiple binary tests with an imperfect reference standard. Stat Med (2009) 0.97
Should all acutely ill children in primary care be tested with point-of-care CRP: a cluster randomised trial. BMC Med (2016) 0.95
Screening tests: a review with examples. Inhal Toxicol (2014) 0.94
Graphical presentation of diagnostic information. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 0.94
Chapter 8: meta-analysis of test performance when there is a "gold standard". J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.93
The REFER (REFer for EchocaRdiogram) protocol: a prospective validation of a clinical decision rule, NT-proBNP, or their combination, in the diagnosis of heart failure in primary care. Rationale and design. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2012) 0.93
Accuracy of pupil assessment for the detection of glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ophthalmology (2013) 0.92
Markers for the non-invasive diagnosis of mesothelioma: a systematic review. Br J Cancer (2011) 0.92
Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics: establishing an evidence base around the public health impact. J Infect Dis (2011) 0.92
Inconsistency in the items included in tools used in general health research and physical therapy to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials: a descriptive analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 0.92
Long-term prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients after secondary peritonitis. Crit Care (2007) 0.92
How to apply the results of a research paper on diagnosis to your patient. JRSM Short Rep (2013) 0.91
Diagnostic accuracy of molecular amplification tests for human African trypanosomiasis--systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 0.90
Diagnosis and diagnostic testing in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (2006) 0.90
Diagnostic value of osteopontin in ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review. PLoS One (2015) 0.90
Identification of the risk for liver fibrosis on CHB patients using an artificial neural network based on routine and serum markers. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 0.89
Chapter 9: options for summarizing medical test performance in the absence of a "gold standard". J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.89
A comparison of glypican-3 with alpha-fetoprotein as a serum marker for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol (2013) 0.89
A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic and prognostic serum biomarkers of colorectal cancer. PLoS One (2014) 0.89
Influence of coronary artery disease prevalence on predictive values of coronary CT angiography: a meta-regression analysis. Eur Radiol (2011) 0.89
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Test Accuracy: A Practical Review for Clinical Researchers-Part I. General Guidance and Tips. Korean J Radiol (2015) 0.87
STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration. BMJ Open (2016) 0.87
The role of targeted viral load testing in diagnosing virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy with immunological failure. Trop Med Int Health (2012) 0.86
Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle biopsy for metastatic melanoma and its implications for patient management. Ann Surg Oncol (2007) 0.86
Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for the prediction of acute kidney injury in acute heart failure. Crit Care (2012) 0.86
Meta-analysis of gadoxetic acid disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of liver metastases. PLoS One (2012) 0.86
Barriers to making recommendations about medical tests: a qualitative study of European guideline developers. BMJ Open (2016) 0.85
Bias in trials comparing paired continuous tests can cause researchers to choose the wrong screening modality. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 0.85
Sources of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies and the diagnostic process. CMAJ (2006) 0.84
Development of an online, publicly accessible naive Bayesian decision support tool for mammographic mass lesions based on the American College of Radiology (ACR) BI-RADS lexicon. Eur Radiol (2015) 0.84
Diagnostic Value of Presepsin for Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) (2015) 0.83
Bias in the physical examination of patients with lumbar radiculopathy. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 0.83
The basis for monitoring strategies in clinical guidelines: a case study of prostate-specific antigen for monitoring in prostate cancer. CMAJ (2011) 0.82
Tests used to evaluate dizziness in primary care. CMAJ (2010) 0.82
Is MRI better than CT for detecting a vascular component to dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Neurol (2012) 0.82
Cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in multiple pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med (2010) 0.82
Chapter 5: assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.82
Validating a decision tree for serious infection: diagnostic accuracy in acutely ill children in ambulatory care. BMJ Open (2015) 0.81
Methodological deficits in diagnostic research using '-omics' technologies: evaluation of the QUADOMICS tool and quality of recently published studies. PLoS One (2010) 0.81
Misdiagnosis and undiagnosis due to pattern similarity in Chinese medicine: a stochastic simulation study using pattern differentiation algorithm. Chin Med (2011) 0.81
A methodological framework to distinguish spectrum effects from spectrum biases and to assess diagnostic and screening test accuracy for patient populations: application to the Papanicolaou cervical cancer smear test. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 0.81
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) versus computed tomography angiography (CTA) in detection of endoleaks in post-EVAR patients. Are delayed type II endoleaks being missed? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Ultrasound (2015) 0.80
Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde pancreatography for the prediction of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Dig Dis Sci (2007) 0.80
The value of predicting restriction of fetal growth and compromise of its wellbeing: Systematic quantitative overviews (meta-analysis) of test accuracy literature. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2007) 0.80
Shoulder pain in primary care: diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination tests for non-traumatic acromioclavicular joint pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2013) 0.80
Estimates of sensitivity and specificity can be biased when reporting the results of the second test in a screening trial conducted in series. BMC Med Res Methodol (2010) 0.80
Tests for predicting complications of pre-eclampsia: a protocol for systematic reviews. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2008) 0.79
Influence of the practice setting on diagnostic prediction rules using FENO measurement in combination with clinical signs and symptoms of asthma. BMJ Open (2015) 0.79
Clinical utility of Liqui-PREP™ cytology system for primary cervical cancer screening in a large urban hospital setting in China. J Cytol (2009) 0.79
A research protocol for developing a Point-Of-Care Key Evidence Tool 'POCKET': a checklist for multidimensional evidence reporting on point-of-care in vitro diagnostics. BMJ Open (2015) 0.78
Comparison of Medical Subject Headings and standard terminology regarding performance of diagnostic tests. J Med Libr Assoc (2006) 0.78
Protocol for determining the diagnostic validity of physical examination maneuvers for shoulder pathology. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2013) 0.77
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ (2009) 22.18
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med (2009) 21.74
The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 16.17
QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. Ann Intern Med (2011) 15.02
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2009) 12.16
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 11.80
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. BMJ (2003) 10.80
Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 10.56
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2003) 10.28
Preoperative biliary drainage for cancer of the head of the pancreas. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.21
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Ann Intern Med (2003) 8.58
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy. Clin Chem (2003) 8.13
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. Clin Chem (2003) 7.92
Effects of selective decontamination of digestive tract on mortality and acquisition of resistant bacteria in intensive care: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2003) 7.91
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis. N Engl J Med (2004) 7.87
The diagnostic odds ratio: a single indicator of test performance. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 7.54
Are selective COX 2 inhibitors superior to traditional non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? BMJ (2002) 7.26
Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity. BMJ (2005) 6.17
Polyp miss rate determined by tandem colonoscopy: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 6.03
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.84
Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): the TRIPOD statement. Ann Intern Med (2015) 4.32
Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.78
Exploring sources of heterogeneity in systematic reviews of diagnostic tests. Stat Med (2002) 3.61
Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis. Radiology (2004) 3.55
Diagnostic value of systematic biopsy methods in the investigation of prostate cancer: a systematic review. J Urol (2006) 3.53
Recommendations for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: an international consensus conference report. Lancet Oncol (2011) 3.36
Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ (2006) 3.34
Comparison of on-demand vs planned relaparotomy strategy in patients with severe peritonitis: a randomized trial. JAMA (2007) 3.30
Probabilistic record linkage is a valid and transparent tool to combine databases without a patient identification number. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 3.00
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Fam Pract (2004) 2.99
Small study effects in meta-analyses of osteoarthritis trials: meta-epidemiological study. BMJ (2010) 2.88
Systematic review: antihypertensive drug therapy in black patients. Ann Intern Med (2004) 2.79
Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the mid/distal esophagus: five-year survival of a randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg (2007) 2.78
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Radiology (2003) 2.73
Prognostic factors in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. J Clin Oncol (2006) 2.72
Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2015) 2.71
Clinical features, complications, and outcome in adults with pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective case series. Lancet Neurol (2006) 2.67
Treatment of acute posttraumatic stress disorder with brief cognitive behavioral therapy: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Psychiatry (2007) 2.65
Differential effectiveness of placebo treatments: a systematic review of migraine prophylaxis. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.59
Clinical decision rules for excluding pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.57
Diagnostic test accuracy may vary with prevalence: implications for evidence-based diagnosis. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 2.50
Imaging strategies for detection of urgent conditions in patients with acute abdominal pain: diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ (2009) 2.35
The effects of excluding patients from the analysis in randomised controlled trials: meta-epidemiological study. BMJ (2009) 2.29
Prognostic significance of elevated cyclooxygenase 2 expression in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Gastroenterology (2002) 2.19
Antecolic versus retrocolic route of the gastroenteric anastomosis after pancreatoduodenectomy: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg (2014) 2.15
Systematic review of the accuracy of dual-source cardiac CT for detection of arterial stenosis in difficult to image patient groups. Radiology (2013) 2.14
A review of solutions for diagnostic accuracy studies with an imperfect or missing reference standard. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 2.13
Methotrexate versus cyclosporine in moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis. N Engl J Med (2003) 2.12
Intra-articular corticosteroid for knee osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 2.11
No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2005) 2.11
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Clin Chem Lab Med (2003) 2.10
Prevalence and triggers of syncope in medical students. Am J Cardiol (2003) 2.08
Cortisol and post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry (2007) 2.06
Systematic review of the (cost-)effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for people with failed back surgery syndrome. Clin J Pain (2008) 2.05
Case-control and two-gate designs in diagnostic accuracy studies. Clin Chem (2005) 1.98
Overinterpretation and misreporting of diagnostic accuracy studies: evidence of "spin". Radiology (2013) 1.96
Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials. BMJ (2012) 1.93
Long-term functional outcome and risk factors for recurrence after surgical treatment for low and high perianal fistulas of cryptoglandular origin. Dis Colon Rectum (2008) 1.92
Childhood constipation: longitudinal follow-up beyond puberty. Gastroenterology (2003) 1.89
Short- and long-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction in men versus women. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.89
Galactomannan detection for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromized patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 1.88
Effect of starting with hemodialysis compared with peritoneal dialysis in patients new on dialysis treatment: a randomized controlled trial. Kidney Int (2003) 1.87
Colorectal liver metastases: CT, MR imaging, and PET for diagnosis--meta-analysis. Radiology (2005) 1.84
Variables associated with positive findings at relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.80
Lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population: a study of 549 Dutch subjects aged 35-60 years. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 1.79
Hylan versus hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 1.76
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. The Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group. Croat Med J (2003) 1.76
Effectiveness of human menopausal gonadotropin versus recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in assisted reproductive cycles: a meta-analysis. Fertil Steril (2003) 1.71
Therapeutic delay and survival after surgery for cancer of the pancreatic head with or without preoperative biliary drainage. Ann Surg (2010) 1.70
Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. Radiology (2005) 1.70
Context effects. Powerful therapies or methodological bias? Eval Health Prof (2003) 1.66
A risk score for unfavorable outcome in adults with bacterial meningitis. Ann Neurol (2008) 1.66
Value of history-taking in syncope patients: in whom to suspect long QT syndrome? Europace (2009) 1.65
Five steps to conducting a systematic review. J R Soc Med (2003) 1.64
Toward complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Acad Radiol (2003) 1.64
The accuracy of various tests for bacterial vaginosis in predicting preterm birth: a systematic review. BJOG (2004) 1.61
Preoperative prediction of the occurrence and severity of complications after esophagectomy for cancer with use of a nomogram. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.60
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 1.59
Serum mesothelin for diagnosing malignant pleural mesothelioma: an individual patient data meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol (2012) 1.59
Differences between univariate and bivariate models for summarizing diagnostic accuracy may not be large. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 1.58
Bias in sensitivity and specificity caused by data-driven selection of optimal cutoff values: mechanisms, magnitude, and solutions. Clin Chem (2008) 1.58