Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis: A Practical Guide to Hierarchical Models

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<h4>Background: </h4> Accurate evaluation of diagnostic tests is essential to guide clinical decision-making, particularly in surgical practice. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) are key for evidence synthesis; however, traditional approaches, including univariate pooling or simplified summary ROC (SROC) models such as the Moses–Littenberg method, often yield biased and clinica...

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edf70b96-9f31-526a-a068-62a3d77bf09d

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10.20944/preprints202506.2461.v2