Afina S Glas

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Affiliation: Academic Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Comparison of diagnostic decision rules and structured data collection in assessment of acute ankle injury
    Afina S Glas
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    CMAJ 166:727-33. 2002
  2. ncbi The diagnostic odds ratio: a single indicator of test performance
    Afina S Glas
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Post Office Box 22700, 100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 56:1129-35. 2003
  3. ncbi Statistical models for quantifying diagnostic accuracy with multiple lesions per patient
    Aeilko H Zwinderman
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, J2 203, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Biostatistics 9:513-22. 2008
  4. ncbi CT colonography: feasibility of substantial dose reduction--comparison of medium to very low doses in identical patients
    Rogier E van Gelder
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 232:611-20. 2004
  5. ncbi Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis
    Shandra Bipat
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 232:773-83. 2004
  6. ncbi Radiography in acute ankle injuries: the Ottawa Ankle Rules versus local diagnostic decision rules
    A C M Pijnenburg
    Department of Surgery, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Emerg Med 39:599-604. 2002
  7. ncbi Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic reviews
    Johannes B Reitsma
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 58:982-90. 2005
  8. ncbi Three-dimensional display modes for CT colonography: conventional 3D virtual colonoscopy versus unfolded cube projection
    Frans M Vos
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 228:878-85. 2003
  9. ncbi CT colonography at different radiation dose levels: feasibility of dose reduction
    Rogier E van Gelder
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 224:25-33. 2002
  10. ncbi Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in staging of uterine cervical carcinoma: a systematic review
    Shandra Bipat
    Department of Radiology, G1 230, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Gynecol Oncol 91:59-66. 2003

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Comparison of diagnostic decision rules and structured data collection in assessment of acute ankle injury
    Afina S Glas
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    CMAJ 166:727-33. 2002
    ..We compared the diagnostic performance of 2 decision rules with the performance of physicians, aided by structured data collection, in ruling out fracture in patients with acute ankle injury...
  2. ncbi The diagnostic odds ratio: a single indicator of test performance
    Afina S Glas
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Post Office Box 22700, 100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 56:1129-35. 2003
    ..A disadvantage is the impossibility of weighing the true positive and false positive rate separately. In this article the application of the diagnostic odds ratio in test evaluation is illustrated...
  3. ncbi Statistical models for quantifying diagnostic accuracy with multiple lesions per patient
    Aeilko H Zwinderman
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, J2 203, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Biostatistics 9:513-22. 2008
    ..We applied our tools to simulated data and data of a study assessing diagnostic accuracy of virtual colonography with computed tomography in 200 patients suspected of having one or more polyps...
  4. ncbi CT colonography: feasibility of substantial dose reduction--comparison of medium to very low doses in identical patients
    Rogier E van Gelder
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 232:611-20. 2004
    ..Initial observations indicate that it is feasible to reduce the radiation dose required for CT colonography. Further studies are needed, however, to investigate the clinical value of very low-dose CT colonography...
  5. ncbi Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis
    Shandra Bipat
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 232:773-83. 2004
    ..To perform a meta-analysis to compare endoluminal ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in rectal cancer staging...
  6. ncbi Radiography in acute ankle injuries: the Ottawa Ankle Rules versus local diagnostic decision rules
    A C M Pijnenburg
    Department of Surgery, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Emerg Med 39:599-604. 2002
    ..We validate the Ottawa Ankle Rules and 2 Dutch ankle rules in distinguishing clinically significant fractures from insignificant fractures and other injuries in patients with a painful ankle presenting to the emergency department...
  7. ncbi Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic reviews
    Johannes B Reitsma
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 58:982-90. 2005
    ..Studies of diagnostic accuracy most often report pairs of sensitivity and specificity. We demonstrate the advantage of using bivariate meta-regression models to analyze such data...
  8. ncbi Three-dimensional display modes for CT colonography: conventional 3D virtual colonoscopy versus unfolded cube projection
    Frans M Vos
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 228:878-85. 2003
    ..605 for conventional 3D display and kappa = 0.692 for unfolded cube display. Consequently, the latter method enhances the 3D endoluminal display with improved time efficiency and higher surface visibility...
  9. ncbi CT colonography at different radiation dose levels: feasibility of dose reduction
    Rogier E van Gelder
    Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 224:25-33. 2002
    ..To investigate the sensitivity and specificity of polyp detection and the image quality of computed tomographic (CT) colonography at different radiation dose levels and to study effective doses reported in literature on CT colonography...
  10. ncbi Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in staging of uterine cervical carcinoma: a systematic review
    Shandra Bipat
    Department of Radiology, G1 230, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Gynecol Oncol 91:59-66. 2003
    ..The goal of this article is to systematically review the available evidence on the diagnostic performance of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in staging of cervical carcinoma...
  11. ncbi Case-control and two-gate designs in diagnostic accuracy studies
    Anne W S Rutjes
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Clin Chem 51:1335-41. 2005
    ..Such case-control designs are intuitively appealing, but they have also been criticized for leading to inflated estimates of accuracy...
  12. ncbi Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review
    Penny Whiting
    University of York, York, United Kingdom
    Ann Intern Med 140:189-202. 2004
    ..Studies of diagnostic accuracy are subject to different sources of bias and variation than studies that evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. Little is known about the effects of these sources of bias and variation...
  13. ncbi Practical implementation of a multiplex PCR for acute respiratory tract infections in children
    Paul Gruteke
    Municipal Public Health Laboratory, Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Microbiol 42:5596-603. 2004
    ..The hospitals continued to use M-PCR for NPA-containing samples found to be RSV negative by DFA. Test implementation is more likely with higher diagnostic yield and a protocol that reflects day-to-day clinical and laboratory operations...
  14. ncbi POSSUM predicts decreased overall survival in curative resection for colorectal cancer
    Rebecca P Brosens
    Department of Surgery, Zaans Medical Centre, Zaandam, The Netherlands
    Dis Colon Rectum 49:825-32. 2006
    ..This study was designed to analyze the relationship between condition of patients with colorectal cancer at operation and long-term overall survival...