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

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    Volume
    6
    Pagination
    31 - ?
    DOI
    10.1186/1471-2288-6-31
    Journal
    BMC Med Res Methodol
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    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, specificities, likelihood ratios and diagnostic odds ratios using fixed and random effects models, both overall and in subgroups and d) produces high quality figures, including forest plots and summary receiver operating characteristic curves that can be exported for use in manuscripts for publication. All computational algorithms have been validated through comparison with different statistical tools and published meta-analyses. Meta-DiSc has a Graphical User Interface with roll-down menus, dialog boxes, and online help facilities. CONCLUSION: Meta-DiSc is a comprehensive and dedicated test accuracy meta-analysis software. It has already been used and cited in several meta-analyses published in high-ranking journals. The software is publicly available at http://www.hrc.es/investigacion/metadisc_en.htm.
    Authors
    Zamora, J; Abraira, V; Muriel, A; Khan, K; Coomarasamy, A
    URI
    http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/18950
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    • Centre for Primary Care and Public Health [1467]
    Language
    eng
    Licence information
    CC-BY
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    © 2006 Zamora et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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