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Review
. 2001 Jul 21;323(7305):157-62.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7305.157.

Systematic reviews in health care: Systematic reviews of evaluations of diagnostic and screening tests

J J Deeks  1
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Review

Systematic reviews in health care: Systematic reviews of evaluations of diagnostic and screening tests

J J Deeks. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Receiver operating characteristic plot of endovaginal ultrasonography for detecting endometrial cancer
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Figure 2
Estimates from 20 studies of sensitivity and specificity of measurement of endometrial thicknesses of more than 5 mm using endovaginal ultrasonography for detecting endometrial cancer.15 Points indicate estimates of sensitivity and specificity. Horizontal lines are 95% confidence intervals for estimates. Size of points reflects total sample size
Figure 3
Figure 3
Receiver operating characteristic plots showing three approaches to meta-analysis of 20 studies of diagnostic accuracy of endovaginal ultrasonography for detecting endometrial cancer. Results of studies are indicated by squares. Area of squares is proportional to study sample size. Fitted lines indicate (left) average sensitivity and specificity, (centre) average positive and negative likelihood ratios, and (right) average diagnostic odds ratios. Figures in brackets are 95% confidence intervals for summary estimates
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