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Intermediate, indeterminate, and uninterpretable diagnostic test results.

D L Simel, J R Feussner, E R DeLong

    Medical Decision Making : an International Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
    |April 1, 1987
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    Diagnostic test results are not always clear-cut. This study proposes a six-cell matrix to standardize reporting and improve data assessment for indeterminate results, enhancing clinical decision-making.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Diagnostics
    • Biostatistics
    • Health Informatics

    Background:

    • Diagnostic tests frequently yield intermediate, indeterminate, or uninterpretable results.
    • Current data assessment methods lack consensus for handling these non-standard outcomes.
    • Conventional Bayesian analysis often excludes these patients or miscategorizes results.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a standardized method for reporting indeterminate diagnostic test results.
    • To introduce an expanded six-cell decision matrix for improved data assessment.
    • To enhance the utilization of all diagnostic data in clinical decision-making.

    Main Methods:

    • Expanding the standard four-cell decision matrix to a six-cell matrix.
    • Defining new operational metrics for sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and test yield.

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  • Demonstrating the application of tree-structured decision analysis with the six-cell matrix.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed six-cell matrix provides a standardized framework for reporting non-positive, non-negative results.
    • New definitions for key diagnostic performance metrics are introduced.
    • The method facilitates the incorporation of all patient data into decision analysis.

    Conclusions:

    • A standardized six-cell matrix approach improves the reporting and assessment of indeterminate diagnostic test results.
    • This method enables more comprehensive data utilization in clinical decision-making.
    • While not a complete solution, it offers a practical standard for handling ambiguous test outcomes.