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Area of Science:

  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Continuous medical tests are crucial for disease diagnosis.
  • Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves assess diagnostic accuracy.
  • The Youden index summarizes ROC curves but may not suit all clinical needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel 'partial Youden index' for ROC curve analysis.
  • Define the index for clinically relevant regions of sensitivity and specificity.
  • Propose interval estimation methods for the partial Youden index.

Main Methods:

  • Definition of the partial Youden index on specific ROC curve regions.
  • Development of parametric and non-parametric interval estimation techniques.
  • Extensive simulation studies to assess method performance.

Main Results:

  • The partial Youden index offers a flexible alternative to the traditional Youden index.
  • Proposed estimation methods demonstrate effectiveness in simulations.
  • The study provides a practical approach for ROC analysis in specific clinical contexts.

Conclusions:

  • The partial Youden index is valuable for diagnostic accuracy assessment in targeted clinical scenarios.
  • The proposed methods offer reliable estimation for practical applications.
  • This work advances ROC curve analysis for medical diagnostic research.