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| J G LijmerSummaryAffiliation: Academic Medical Center Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic testsJ G Lijmer
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
JAMA 282:1061-6. 1999..The literature contains a large number of potential biases in the evaluation of diagnostic tests. Strict application of appropriate methodological criteria would invalidate the clinical application of most study results...
Effect of study design on the association between nuchal translucency measurement and Down syndromeB W Mol
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Obstet Gynecol 94:864-9. 1999..To evaluate the effect of verification bias on the accuracy of first-trimester nuchal translucency measurement for Down syndrome detection...
Comparison of a clinical probability estimate and two clinical models in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. ANTELOPE-Study GroupB J Sanson
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 83:199-203. 2000..We conclude that a physician's clinical judgement alone and two standardized clinical models, although comparable, perform disappointingly in categorizing the pre-test probability in patients with suspected PE...
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiativeP M Bossuyt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Radiol 58:575-80. 2003..To improve the accuracy and completeness of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy in order to allow readers to assess the potential for bias in a study and to evaluate the general isability of its results...
Magnetic resonance angiography for the evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease: a meta-analysisM J Koelemay
Department of Surgery, G4-111, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
JAMA 285:1338-45. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Magnetic resonance angiography is highly accurate for assessment of the entire lower extremity for arterial disease. Three-dimensional Gd-enhanced MRA improves diagnostic performance compared with 2-D MRA...
[Reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy according to a standard method; the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD)]P M Bossuyt
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, Afd Klinische Epidemiologie en Biostatistiek, Postbus 22 700, 1100 DE Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 147:336-40. 2003..Use of the checklist and flow diagram will improve the quality of reports produced, to the advantage of clinicians, researchers, reviewers, journal editors and other interested parties...
