ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC-TESTS

Authors
REED JF REED JJ
Citation
Jf. Reed et Jj. Reed, ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC-TESTS, Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 42(2), 1994, pp. 73-75
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Methods, Biology & Medicine","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Biomedical","Computer Science Theory & Methods
Journal title
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01692607
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
73 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-2607(1994)42:2<73:ATPOD>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
When a single diagnostic test is used to assess the disease state of a patient, the classic univariate measures of sensitivity and specifici ty are used. When combining two or more diagnostic tests, other method s provide alternative methods for assessing the utility of combining t hese tests. We have written and tested a program in FORTRAN that compu tes the univariate statistics and bivariate concordant/discordant stat istics analyses of all possible combinations of diagnostic tests as co mpared with the 'gold standard'.