… , diagnostic meta-analyses are better at addressing the intricacies of diagnostic accuracy …
The ability to interpret results for application to clinical practice is increasingly important for …

… in the tool) should be examined separately, otherwise important sources of bias can be
masked. Most biases in diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis tend to overestimate test accuracy, …

… Sensitivity and specificity have been identified as essential measures of diagnostic
accuracy… The most widely used tool for examining diagnostic accuracy is the QUADAS-2 (Quality …

… Conclusions Meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy studies can provide answers to important
… Review Manager, the Cochrane Collaboration's review authoring tool, was used to produce …

… meta-analysis, we identified 22 papers with 2,449 patients which studied the accuracy of the
two most commonly used tools (… essential to diagnose the presence and severity of delirium. …

… been proposed as highly sensitive tools for the detection of … the diagnostic accuracy of these
tools in a meta-analysis of … test bias is an important issue in diagnostic-accuracy studies. In …

… Meta-analysis is a useful tool for evaluating the accuracy of diagnostic tests and can be used
to … An empirical comparison of methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy showed …

… (diagnostic odds ratio, 92.19). The main conclusion was that the five questions of the SCOFF
constitute a very useful screening tool, in several languages; it is highly recommended for …

… A useful and accurate screening tool for insomnia should therefore be established … current
meta-analysis revealed that the ISI, AIS and PSQI are comparable for diagnostic accuracy as …

… This systematic review shows that the ID Migraine is a useful tool, particularly for ruling out
migraine, in symptomatic patients with headache when assessed against the IHS criteria. A …