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Table 2 Criteria found and not found in selected studies according to quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies tool

From: Usefulness of DWI in preoperative assessment of deep myometrial invasion in patients with endometrial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Criterion

Shen et al.

Takeuchi et al.

Lin et al.

Rechichi et al.

Beddy et al.

Seo et al.

Hori et al.

Patient spectrum

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Selection criteria

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reference standard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Time between test

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Partial verification

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Differential verification

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Incorporation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Index test, sufficient detail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reference test, sufficient detail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Test bias

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Review bias

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Clinical data

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Un-interpretable data

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Subject withdrawal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. Note: yes = criterion found in given study, No = criterion not found in given study, Unclear = Insufficient information to make judgment.