Statistical methods to correct for verification bias in diagnostic studies are inadequate when there are few false negatives: a simulation study

[1] Begg CB(1983)Assessment of diagnostic tests when disease verification is subject to selection bias Biometrics 39 207-215

[2] Greenes RA(1984)Construction of receiver operating characteristic curves when disease verification is subject to selection bias Med Decis Making 4 151-164

[3] Gray R(1999)Results of a prospective multicenter study for evaluation of the diagnostic quality of an open whole-body low-field MRI unit. A comparison with high-field MRI measured by the applicable gold standard Eur J Radiol 30 43-53

[4] Begg CB(2003)Effect of verification bias on screening for prostate cancer by measurement of prostate-specific antigen N Engl J Med 349 335-342

[5] Greenes RA(1997)Sex and test verification bias. Impact on the diagnostic value of exercise echocardiography Circulation 95 405-410

[6] Merl T(2007)[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography for diagnosis of suspected lung cancer: impact of verification bias Arch Intern Med 167 161-165

[7] Scholz M(2002)Effects of adjustment for referral bias on the sensitivity and specificity of single photon emission computed tomography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease Am J Med 112 290-297

[8] Gerhardt P(2004)Primary cervical cancer screening by self-sampling of human papillomavirus DNA in internal medicine outpatient clinics Ann Oncol 15 863-869

[9] Langer M(2000)Screening for high-grade cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and cancer by testing for high-risk HPV, routine cytology or colposcopy Int J Cancer 89 529-534

[10] Laubenberger J(2005)Assessing accuracy of a continuous screening test in the presence of verification bias Applied Statistics 54 173-190

[1] Begg CB(1983)Assessment of diagnostic tests when disease verification is subject to selection bias Biometrics 39 207-215

[2] Greenes RA(1984)Construction of receiver operating characteristic curves when disease verification is subject to selection bias Med Decis Making 4 151-164

[3] Gray R(1999)Results of a prospective multicenter study for evaluation of the diagnostic quality of an open whole-body low-field MRI unit. A comparison with high-field MRI measured by the applicable gold standard Eur J Radiol 30 43-53

[4] Begg CB(2003)Effect of verification bias on screening for prostate cancer by measurement of prostate-specific antigen N Engl J Med 349 335-342

[5] Greenes RA(1997)Sex and test verification bias. Impact on the diagnostic value of exercise echocardiography Circulation 95 405-410

[6] Merl T(2007)[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography for diagnosis of suspected lung cancer: impact of verification bias Arch Intern Med 167 161-165

[7] Scholz M(2002)Effects of adjustment for referral bias on the sensitivity and specificity of single photon emission computed tomography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease Am J Med 112 290-297

[8] Gerhardt P(2004)Primary cervical cancer screening by self-sampling of human papillomavirus DNA in internal medicine outpatient clinics Ann Oncol 15 863-869

[9] Langer M(2000)Screening for high-grade cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and cancer by testing for high-risk HPV, routine cytology or colposcopy Int J Cancer 89 529-534

[10] Laubenberger J(2005)Assessing accuracy of a continuous screening test in the presence of verification bias Applied Statistics 54 173-190