Methodological quality of diagnostic accuracy studies on non-invasive coronary CT angiography: influence of QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies included in systematic reviews) items on sensitivity and specificity

[1] Roger VL(2012)Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association Circulation 125 188-197

[2] Go AS(2006)Cost of cardiovascular diseases in the United Kingdom Heart 92 1384-1389

[3] Lloyd-Jones DM(1998)Direct medical costs of coronary artery disease in the United States Am J Cardiol 81 1110-1115

[4] Luengo-Fernández R(1991)Cardiac catheterization 1990: a report of the Registry of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCA&I) Catheter Cardiovasc Diagn 24 75-83

[5] Leal J(2010)Meta-analysis: noninvasive coronary angiography using computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging Ann Intern Med 152 167-177

[6] Gray A(2011)Influence of coronary artery disease prevalence on predictive values of coronary CT angiography: a meta-regression analysis Eur Radiol 21 1904-1913

[7] Petersen S(2009)Proposals for a phased evaluation of medical tests Med Dec Making 29 E13-E21

[8] Rayner M(2004)Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review Ann Intern Med 140 189-202

[9] Russell MW(2003)The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews BMC Med Res Methodol 3 25-12

[10] Huse DM(2010)Comparison of tools for assessing the methodological quality of primary and secondary studies in health technology assessment reports in Germany DIMDI Schriftenr Health Technol Assess 102 176-666

[1] Roger VL(2012)Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association Circulation 125 188-197

[2] Go AS(2006)Cost of cardiovascular diseases in the United Kingdom Heart 92 1384-1389

[3] Lloyd-Jones DM(1998)Direct medical costs of coronary artery disease in the United States Am J Cardiol 81 1110-1115

[4] Luengo-Fernández R(1991)Cardiac catheterization 1990: a report of the Registry of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCA&I) Catheter Cardiovasc Diagn 24 75-83

[5] Leal J(2010)Meta-analysis: noninvasive coronary angiography using computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging Ann Intern Med 152 167-177

[6] Gray A(2011)Influence of coronary artery disease prevalence on predictive values of coronary CT angiography: a meta-regression analysis Eur Radiol 21 1904-1913

[7] Petersen S(2009)Proposals for a phased evaluation of medical tests Med Dec Making 29 E13-E21

[8] Rayner M(2004)Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review Ann Intern Med 140 189-202

[9] Russell MW(2003)The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews BMC Med Res Methodol 3 25-12

[10] Huse DM(2010)Comparison of tools for assessing the methodological quality of primary and secondary studies in health technology assessment reports in Germany DIMDI Schriftenr Health Technol Assess 102 176-666