Quantifying the Accuracy of a Diagnostic Test or Marker
Author(s) -
Kristían Línnet,
Patrick M. Bossuyt,
Karel G.M. Moons,
Johannes B. Reitsma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.182543
Subject(s) - test (biology) , gold standard (test) , diagnostic accuracy , receiver operating characteristic , medicine , cutoff , diagnostic test , statistics , pre and post test probability , prospective cohort study , computer science , pathology , mathematics , radiology , pediatrics , biology , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics
In recent years, increasing focus has been directed to the methodology for evaluating (new) tests or biomarkers. A key step in the evaluation of a diagnostic test is the investigation into its accuracy.
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