Heterogeneity in Systematic Reviews of Medical Imaging Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Systematic reviews of medical imaging diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies are affected by between-study heterogeneity due to a range of factors. Failure to appropriately assess the extent and causes of heterogeneity compromises the interpretability of systematic review findings.

Objective

To assess how heterogeneity has been examined in medical imaging DTA studies.

Evidence review

The PubMed database was searched for systematic reviews of medical imaging DTA studies that performed a meta-analysis. The search was limited to the 40 journals with highest impact factor in the radiology, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging category in the InCites Journal Citation Reports of 2021 to reach a sample size of 200 to 300 included studies. Descriptive analysis was

SUBMITTER: White SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905313 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature