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Area of Science:

  • Medical research methodology
  • Health sciences
  • Evidence-based medicine

Background:

  • The Cochrane Collaboration established a Methods Group for test evaluation research in 1996.
  • Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) review methods were rapidly evolving.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a publication format and methodology for DTA reviews.
  • To create necessary software for implementing DTA reviews in The Cochrane Library.

Main Methods:

  • A 2004 meeting convened key methodologists to advance DTA review frameworks.
  • Development of a methodological framework for DTA reviews.

Main Results:

  • Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) reviews were first published in The Cochrane Library in 2008.
  • DTA reviews are now a core component of The Cochrane Collaboration's work.

Conclusions:

  • The systematic development of DTA review methodology has been integral to The Cochrane Collaboration.
  • Established methods ensure reliable synthesis of diagnostic test evidence.