Erschienen in:
01.06.2016 | Editorial
Methods for evaluating the agreement between diagnostic tests
verfasst von:
Charity J. Morgan, PhD, Inmaculada Aban, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ausgabe 3/2016
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Excerpt
During the course of the development of a new diagnostic test, it is often necessary to compare the performance of the new test to that of an existing method. When the tests in question produce qualitative results (e.g., a test that indicates the presence or absence of a disease), the use of measures such as sensitivity/specificity or percent agreement is well established. For tests that lead to quantitative results, different methods are needed. The paper by Dunet et al published in this issue provides an example of an application of some of these methods.
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