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STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration.

Jérémie F Cohen, Daniël A Korevaar, Douglas G Altman, David E Bruns, Constantine A Gatsonis, Lotty Hooft, Les Irwig, Deborah Levine, Johannes B Reitsma, Henrica C W de Vet and 1 more

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Guideline in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1,286 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04095598 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Computed Tomography with Stress Maneuvers for Evaluation of Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Instability in Adults After Acute Ankle Sprain: a Test Accuracy Study

TypeobservationalSponsorHospital Israelita Albert EinsteinRan2018 to 2027Enrolled133ConditionsAnkle SprainArmsComparative Ankle Tomography with Stress Maneuvers
NCT05336851 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Emergency PanorOmic Wide Association Study in Respiratory Infectious Disease (ePWAS-RID)

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2023 to 2028Enrolled2,000ConditionsViral Infections, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections, Mixed InfectionArmsBiomarker blood draw and saliva collection
NCT07517471 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Start4All - Start Taking Action for TB Diagnosis SCREEN-TB

TypeinterventionalSponsorLiverpool School of Tropical MedicineRan2026 to 2027Enrolled37,000ConditionsTB - TuberculosisArmsNear point of care (NPOC) NAATs, Low-complexity nucleic acid amplification tests (LC-NAATs), LC-NAAT using pooled testing, Portable Chest X-ray Image Acquisition, Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) Chest X-ray (CXR-AI)
NCT07544277 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Spectral and Ultra High Resolution CT Systems for Non-Invasive Detection of Myocardial Ischemia: Stress CT Perfusion VS. FFR-CT

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorIRCCS San RaffaeleRan2026 to 2029Enrolled142ConditionsFFR-CT, CT Angiography, CT Perfusion, Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,286 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  17. A diagnostic accuracy study of mitochondrial FMN during hypothermic oxygenated perfusion to guide liver utilization and avoid normothermic assessment.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026
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1,226 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Jérémie F CohenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Daniël A KorevaarDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Douglas G AltmanNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
David E BrunsDepartment of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Constantine A GatsonisDepartment of Biostatistics, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Lotty HooftCochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Les IrwigScreening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Deborah LevineDepartment of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Johannes B ReitsmaJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Henrica C W de VetDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Patrick M M BossuytDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 16895
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnostic accuracy studies are, like other clinical studies, at risk of bias due to shortcomings in design and conduct, and the results of a diagnostic accuracy study may not apply to other patient groups and settings. Readers of study reports need to be informed about study design and conduct, in sufficient detail to judge the trustworthiness and applicability of the study findings. The STARD statement (Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies) was developed to improve the completeness and transparency of reports of diagnostic accuracy studies. STARD contains a list of essential items that can be used as a checklist, by authors, reviewers and other readers, to ensure that a report of a diagnostic accuracy study contains the necessary information. STARD was recently updated. All updated STARD materials, including the checklist, are available at http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard Here, we present the STARD 2015 explanation and elaboration document. Through commented examples of appropriate reporting, we clarify the rationale for each of the 30 items on the STARD 2015 checklist, and describe what is expected from authors in developing sufficiently informative study reports.

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Advisory CommitteesChecklistBiasBiomedical ResearchDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresHumansPublishingResearch DesignTerminology as TopicDiagnostic accuracyMedical publishingPeer reviewReporting qualityResearch wasteSensitivity and specificity

Identifiers

PMID28137831
PMCPMC5128957

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Registered trials

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