Reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of investigations on adherence to STARD

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STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

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Golub, R. M., & Fontanarosa, P. (2015) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3837 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Is There an Association between STARD Statement Adherence and Citation Rate?

Dilauro, M., McInnes, M. D. F., Korevaar, D. A., van der Pol, C. B., Petrcich, W., Walther, S., Quon, J., Kurowecki, D., & Bossuyt, P. M. (2016) · Radiology · doi:10.1148/radiol.2016151384 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Adherence to Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy in Emergency Medicine Research

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Reporting Weaknesses in Conference Abstracts of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in Ophthalmology

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Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine

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An analysis reveals differences between pragmatic and explanatory diagnostic accuracy studies

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Validation of the Online Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study Calculator for Tubercular Uveitis

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Diagnostic accuracy research in glaucoma is still incompletely reported: An application of Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) 2015

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Has the quality of reporting improved since it became mandatory to use the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy?

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Reporting Quality of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in Laboratory Medicine: Adherence to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) 2015

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Reporting of Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in Pathology Abstracts: Compliance with STARD for Abstracts Guidelines

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PET scan for the detection of histological transformation of follicular lymphoma: A systematic review of diagnostic performance

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

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If the results of an article are noteworthy, read the entire article; do not rely on the abstract alone

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Evaluation of Imaging Research Adherence to the STARD 2015 Reporting Guideline: Update 9 Years After Implementation and Baseline Assessment

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The reporting of prognostic prediction models for obstetric care was poor: a cross-sectional survey of 10-year publications

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STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting

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Adequate Reporting of Dental Diagnostic Accuracy Studies is Lacking: An Assessment of Reporting in Relation to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Statement

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Choosing an Adequate Test to Determine Fitness for Air Travel in Obese Individuals

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Intelligence Assessment Instruments in Adult Prison Populations: A Systematic Review

van Esch, A. Y. M., Denzel, A. D., Scherder, E., & Masthoff, E. (2017) · International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology · doi:10.1177/0306624x17739186 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

STARD 2015 was reproducible in a large set of studies on glaucoma

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Si le llaman la atención los resultados de un artículo, léalo completo, no se fíe solo del resumen

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STARD guideline in diagnostic accuracy tests: perspective from a systematic reviewer.

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Reporting Guidelines for Imaging Research

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Systematic review identifies deficiencies in reporting of diagnostic test accuracy among clinical decision support systems

Böhnke, J., Varghese, J., Bode, L., Mast, M., Marschollek, M., Schamer, S., Rathert, H., Jack, T., Beerbaum, P., Rübsamen, N., et al. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.08.003 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Urgently Needed!

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Standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies using intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring

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A guide to conducting systematic reviews of clinical laboratory tests

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Systematic Review and STARD Scoring of Renal Cell Carcinoma Circulating Diagnostic Biomarker Manuscripts

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PRISMA-DTA for Abstracts: a new addition to the toolbox for test accuracy research

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Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error: the SESAME statement

Griffey, R. T., Stockwell, D. C., Adler, L. M., Ancona, R. M., Classen, D., Schneider, R. M., Rutjes, A. W., Carpenter, C. R., & Unbeck, M. (2026) · BMJ Quality & Safety · doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019458 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

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STARD Adherence in an Interventional Radiology Guideline for Diagnostic Arteriography

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Transparency and completeness of reporting of depression screening tool accuracy studies: A meta‐research review of adherence to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies statement

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Impact of STARD on reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies in a top Indian Medical Journal: A retrospective surveyPreprint

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Quality of Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: No Change Since STARD Statement Publication—Before-and-after Study

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Has the quality of reporting improved since it became mandatory to use the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy?

Stahl, A.-C., Tietz, A.-S., Dewey, M., & Kendziora, B. (2023) · Insights into Imaging · doi:10.1186/s13244-023-01432-7 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Reporting Quality of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in Laboratory Medicine: Adherence to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) 2015

Jang, M., Kim, B., & Lee, Y. K. (2019) · Annals of Laboratory Medicine · doi:10.3343/alm.2020.40.3.245 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Has the STARD statement improved the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies published in European Radiology?

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