A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies without a gold standard.

ABSTRACT: Several statistical methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies have been discussed in the presence of a gold standard. However, in practice, the selected reference test may be imperfect due to measurement error, non-existence, invasive nature, or expensive cost of a gold standard. It has been suggested that treating an imperfect reference test as a gold standard can lead to substantial bias in the estimation of diagnostic test accuracy. Recently, two models have been proposed to account for imperfect reference test, namely, a multivariate generalized linear mixed model (MGLMM) and a hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) model. Both models are very flexible in accounting for heterogeneity in accuracies of tests across studies as well as the dependence

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416105 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature