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Basics of Multivariate Analysis in Neuroimaging Data

Basics of Multivariate Analysis in Neuroimaging Data

Published on: July 24, 2010

Differences between univariate and bivariate models for summarizing diagnostic accuracy may not be large.

David L Simel¹, Patrick M M Bossuyt

¹Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC 27705, USA. david.simel@duke.edu

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

|May 19, 2009

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Bivariate random effects models for diagnostic test meta-analyses yield similar likelihood ratios (LRs) to univariate methods. Recalculating LRs using bivariate measures is unlikely to drastically alter clinical conclusions from published research.

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Basics of Multivariate Analysis in Neuroimaging Data

Basics of Multivariate Analysis in Neuroimaging Data

Published on: July 24, 2010

Area of Science:

Medical Statistics
Diagnostic Test Evaluation
Meta-Analysis Methodology

Background:

Experts recommend bivariate random effects models for diagnostic test meta-analyses over univariate likelihood ratios (LRs).
The clinical impact of using bivariate versus univariate measures remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess if bivariate measures lead to different clinical conclusions compared to simpler univariate measures in diagnostic test meta-analyses.

Main Methods:

Reanalyzed results from two articles advocating bivariate measures.
Compared outcomes to univariate random effects summary estimates of sensitivity, specificity, and LRs.
Reanalyzed data from two published clinical examination studies.

Main Results:

Median differences between bivariate and univariate methods for sensitivity and specificity were small (1.5%).
Median difference in posterior probability was 2.5% (using 50% pretest probability).
Continuity adjustment (adding 0.5) improved consistency for sparse data.

Conclusions:

Bivariate estimates of sensitivity and specificity produce summary LRs comparable to univariate methods.
Empirical results indicate recalculating LRs will not likely cause dramatic changes based on the random effects measure chosen.