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cord-349161-4899cq99	Whiting, Penny F	Graphical presentation of diagnostic information	2008-04-11		.txt	text/plain	5807	306	41	For diagnostic accuracy studies, measures of test performance (sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, likelihood ratios or diagnostic odds ratio) are plotted on the horizontal axis. ROC plots can be used to present the results of diagnostic systematic reviews, but differ from those used in primary studies as each point typically represents a separate study or data set within a study (individual studies may contribute more than one point). A summary ROC (SROC) curve can be estimated using one of several methods [12] [13] [14] [15] and quantifies test accuracy and the association between sensitivity and specificity based on differences between studies. A number of graphical displays aim to put results of diagnostic test evaluations into clinical context, based either on primary studies or systematic reviews. The inclusion of graphical displays, such as SROC plots or forest plots, in systematic reviews of test accuracy studies allows a visual assessment of heterogeneity between studies by showing the results from each individual study included in the review.	./cache/cord-349161-4899cq99.txt	./txt/cord-349161-4899cq99.txt