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1. Full Text MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis
by Kasivisvanathan, Veeru and Rannikko, Antti S and Borghi, Marcelo and Panebianco, Valeria and Mynderse, Lance A and Vaarala, Markku H and Briganti, Alberto and Budäus, Lars and Hellawell, Giles and Hindley, Richard G and Roobol, Monique J and Eggener, Scott and Ghei, Maneesh and Villers, Arnauld and Bladou, Franck and Villeirs, Geert M and Virdi, Jaspal and Boxler, Silvan and Robert, Grégoire and Singh, Paras B and Venderink, Wulphert and Hadaschik, Boris A and Ruffion, Alain and Hu, Jim C and Margolis, Daniel and Crouzet, Sébastien and Klotz, Laurence and Taneja, Samir S and Pinto, Peter and Gill, Inderbir and Allen, Clare and Giganti, Francesco and Freeman, Alex and Morris, Stephen and Punwani, Shonit and Williams, Norman R and Brew-Graves, Chris and Deeks, Jonathan and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Emberton, Mark and Moore, Caroline M and PRECISION Study Grp Collaborators and PRECISION Study Group Collaborators and Lund University and Urological cancer, Malmö and Urologisk cancerforskning, Malmö and EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health and eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration and BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation and Lunds universitet
The New England Journal of Medicine, ISSN 0028-4793, 05/2018, Volume 378, Issue 19, pp. 1767 - 1777
Prostate-cancer biopsy directed at areas of MRI abnormality was compared with standard transrectal ultrasonographic biopsy for diagnostic specificity and... 
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | COST-EFFECTIVENESS | FUSION | ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE | MEN | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE | OUTCOMES | ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BIOPSY | Biopsy - methods | Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology | Follow-Up Studies | Risk Assessment | Humans | Middle Aged | Ultrasonography, Interventional | Male | Biopsy - adverse effects | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Prostate - pathology | Prostate - diagnostic imaging | Intention to Treat Analysis | Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging | Quality of Life | Surveys and Questionnaires | Aged | Quality Control | Usage | Magnetic resonance imaging | Biopsy | Men | Diagnosis | Health aspects | Prostate cancer | Medical research | Nuclear magnetic resonance--NMR | Prostate-specific antigen | Urology | Ultrasonic imaging | Hospitals | Risk assessment | Ultrasonography | Prostate | Clinical Medicine | Urologi och njurmedicin | Medical and Health Sciences | Radiologi och bildbehandling | Medicin och hälsovetenskap | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging | Klinisk medicin | Cancer and Oncology | Urology and Nephrology | Cancer och onkologi
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2. Full Text Performance of methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy with few studies or sparse data
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Guo, Boliang and Riley, Richard D and Deeks, Jonathan J
Statistical Methods in Medical Research, ISSN 0962-2802, 8/2017, Volume 26, Issue 4, pp. 1896 - 1911
Hierarchical models such as the bivariate and hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) models are recommended for meta-analysis of test... 
random effects | diagnostic odds ratio | sparse data | Diagnostic accuracy | meta-analysis | specificity | hierarchical models | sensitivity | bivariate model | HSROC model | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS | MEDICAL INFORMATICS | STATISTICS & PROBABILITY | BIVARIATE METAANALYSIS | MODELS | HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES | MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | ROC CURVES | Meta-Analysis as Topic | Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods | Humans | Sensitivity and Specificity | Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging | Scaphoid Bone - diagnostic imaging | Logistic Models | ROC Curve | Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards | Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging | Bivariate analysis | Computer simulation | Bias | Random effects | Coverage | Regression analysis | Hierarchical models | Contingency | Convergence | Contingency tables | Meta-analysis | Confidence intervals | Studies | Heterogeneity | Accuracy | Sensitivity | Simulation | Correlation analysis | Diagnostic systems | Regular
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3. Full Text Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) studies in older people
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Quinn, Terence J
Age and Ageing, ISSN 0002-0729, 05/2018, Volume 47, Issue 3, pp. 349 - 355
Abstract Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) describes a field of research that aims to assess how well a test is able to detect or exclude a condition of interest.... 
Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) | Accuracy | Sensitivity | Specificity | Older people | Standards for Reporting Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) | Diagnosis | Dementia | TRIALS | specificity | accuracy | diagnosis | dementia | older people | sensitivity | QUALITY ASSESSMENT | TOOL | GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY | Care and treatment | Usage | Medical tests | Aged | Health aspects | Risk factors | Health care | Terminology | Diagnostic tests | Cognitive ability | Medical diagnosis | Clinical practice | Conditions | Geriatric medicine | Dementia disorders | Feasibility | Cognitive impairment
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4. Full Text Reply to Francesco Montorsi, Giorgio Gandaglia, Alberto Briganti’s Letter to the Editor, re: Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Armando Stabile, Joana B. Neves, et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging-targeted Biopsy Versus Systematic Biopsy in the Detection of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis. Eur Urol 2019;76:284–303: The choice of diagnostic test in prostate cancer is a balance of the risks and benefits: One size may not fit all
by Kasivisvanathan, Veeru and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Emberton, Mark and Moore, Caroline M
European Urology, ISSN 0302-2838, 11/2019, Volume 76, Issue 5, pp. e133 - e134
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5. Full Text Reply to Francesco Montorsi, Giorgio Gandaglia, Alberto Briganti’s Letter to the Editor, re: Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Armando Stabile, Joana B. Neves, et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging-targeted Biopsy Versus Systematic Biopsy in the Detection of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis. Eur Urol 2019;76:284–303
by Kasivisvanathan, Veeru and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Emberton, Mark and Moore, Caroline M
European Urology, ISSN 0302-2838, 11/2019, Volume 76, Issue 5, pp. e133 - e134
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6. Full Text Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Abba, Katharine and Garner, Paul
JAMA, ISSN 0098-7484, 09/2015, Volume 314, Issue 10, pp. 1065 - 1066
CLINICAL QUESTION: How sensitive and specific are rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for diagnosing Plasmodium vivax and nonfalciparum malaria in endemic areas?... 
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | Antigens, Protozoan - analysis | Malaria - diagnosis | Malaria, Vivax - diagnosis | Plasmodium - immunology | Humans | Reagent Kits, Diagnostic - parasitology | Medical tests | Usage | Diagnosis | Malaria | Comparative analysis | Microscope and microscopy | Global health | Parasitic protozoa | Diagnostic tests | Clinical outcomes
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7. Full Text Rapid Diagnostic Testing forPlasmodium vivaxand Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Abba, Katharine and Garner, Paul
JAMA, ISSN 0098-7484, 09/2015, Volume 314, Issue 10, p. 1065
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8. Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Abba, Katharine and Garner, Paul
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, 09/2015, Volume 314, Issue 10, pp. 1065 - 1065
Approximately 40% of the world's population is at risk for Plasmodium vivax malaria. Resistance to chloroquine and other anti-malarials is more likely for... 
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9. Full Text When and how to update systematic reviews: consensus and checklist
by Garner, Paul and Hopewell, Sally and Chandler, Jackie and MacLehose, Harriet and Schünemann, Holger J and Akl, Elie A and Beyene, Joseph and Chang, Stephanie and Churchill, Rachel and Dearness, Karin and Guyatt, Gordon and Lefebvre, Carol and Liles, Beth and Marshall, Rachel and Martínez García, Laura and Mavergames, Chris and Nasser, Mona and Qaseem, Amir and Sampson, Margaret and Soares-Weiser, Karla and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Thabane, Lehana and Trivella, Marialena and Tugwell, Peter and Welsh, Emma and Wilson, Ed C and Panel for updating guidance for systematic reviews (PUGs)
BMJ, ISSN 0959-8146, 7/2016, Volume 354, p. i3507
Updating of systematic reviews is generally more efficient than starting all over again when new evidence emerges, but to date there has been no clear guidance... 
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | NEED | QUALITY | FINDINGS TABLES | STRATEGY | SIGNALS | GRADE | CARE | TOOL | Canada | Guidelines as Topic | Review Literature as Topic | Checklist | Publishing - standards | Consensus | Advisory Committees
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10. Full Text Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries
by Abba, Katharine and Deeks, Jonathan J and Olliaro, Piero and Naing, Cho-Min and Jackson, Sally M and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Donegan, Sarah and Garner, Paul
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), ISSN 1469-493X, 2011, Issue 7, p. CD008122
Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria use antibodies to detect either HRP-2 antigen or pLDH antigen, and can improve... 
PARASIGHT(TM)-F DIPSTICK TEST | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | POLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTION | PLASMODIUM-VIVAX MALARIA | PARASITE LACTATE-DEHYDROGENASE | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | P.F/P.V IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST | HOME-BASED MANAGEMENT | PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE | HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEIN-2 | ANTIGEN-CAPTURE ASSAY | Plasmodium falciparum - enzymology | Parasitemia - diagnosis | Parasitemia - immunology | Humans | Biomarkers - analysis | Plasmodium falciparum - immunology | Antigens, Protozoan - analysis | Endemic Diseases | Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods | Sensitivity and Specificity | Malaria, Falciparum - diagnosis | Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology | Malaria, Falciparum - immunology | L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - analysis | Protozoan Proteins - analysis | Parasitemia - epidemiology
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11. Full Text Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
by Haroon, Shamil and Jordan, Rachel and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Adab, Peymane
BMJ Open, ISSN 2044-6055, 10/2015, Volume 5, Issue 10, p. e008133
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widely underdiagnosed. A number of studies have evaluated the accuracy of screening tests for COPD,... 
PUBLIC HEALTH | LUNG-FUNCTION | VALIDATION | GENERAL-PRACTICE | SPIROMETRY | AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE | PRIMARY-CARE | PIKO-6(R) | PRIMARY CARE | PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | QUESTIONNAIRE | BURDEN | EPIDEMIOLOGY | Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis | Primary Health Care - methods | Reproducibility of Results | Humans | Surveys and Questionnaires | Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System - standards | Mass Screening - methods | Studies | Airway management | Accuracy | Bias | Questionnaires | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Primary care | Public health | Meta-analysis
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12. Full Text Eustachian tube dysfunction: A diagnostic accuracy study and proposed diagnostic pathway
by Smith, Matthew E and Takwoingi, Yemisi and Deeks, Jon and Alper, Cuneyt and Bance, Manohar L and Bhutta, Mahmood F and Donnelly, Neil and Poe, Dennis and Tysome, James R
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 11/2018, Volume 13, Issue 11, p. e0206946
Background and aims Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a commonly diagnosed disorder of Eustachian tube opening and closure, which may be associated with... 
TESTS | MANAGEMENT | MODELS | OTITIS-MEDIA | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | SELECTION | SONOTUBOMETRY | TUBOMANOMETRY | PREDICTION | CHILDREN | Ear diseases | Care and treatment | Usage | Diagnosis | Eustachian tube | Medicine, Experimental | Medical research | Analysis | Test procedures | Otolaryngology | Principal components analysis | Regression analysis | Patients | Model accuracy | Accuracy | Regression models | Otology | Correlation analysis | Diagnostic systems | Middle ear | Methods
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13. Full Text Empirical evidence of the importance of comparative studies of diagnostic test accuracy
by Takwoingi, Yemisi and Leeflang, Mariska M. G and Deeks, Jonathan J
Annals of internal medicine, ISSN 0003-4819, 2013, Volume 158, Issue 7, pp. 544 - 554
Systematic reviews that "compare" the accuracy of 2 or more tests often include different sets of studies for each test. To investigate the availability of... 
LYMPH-NODE METASTASES | ACUTE APPENDICITIS | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS | METAANALYSIS | BIAS | CERVICAL-CANCER | ESOPHAGEAL CANCER | ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | ULTRASONOGRAPHY | COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY | Meta-Analysis as Topic | Review Literature as Topic | Humans | Selection Bias | Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards | Evidence-Based Medicine | Research Design | Comparative analysis | Medical tests | Usage
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