Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of test accuracy studies are increasingly being recognised as central in guiding clinical practice. However, there is currently no dedicated and comprehensive software for meta-analysis of diagnostic data. In this article, we present Meta-DiSc, a Windows-based, user-friendly, freely available (for academic use) software that we have developed, piloted, and validated to perform diagnostic meta-analysis.

Results

Meta-DiSc a) allows exploration of heterogeneity, with a variety of statistics including chi-square, I-squared and Spearman correlation tests, b) implements meta-regression techniques to explore the relationships between study characteristics and accuracy estimates, c) performs statistical pooling of sensitivities, specif

SUBMITTER: Zamora J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1552081 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature