[The likelihood ratio: estimation of the impact of a diagnostic test on treatment decision]. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Likelihood ratios (LRs) can be used to assess in an efficient manner the change of a pre-test probability to the post-test probability of a disease based on a given test result. For any clinical question or condition of interest, the diagnostic benefit can be calculated for each diagnostic test allowing to compare the performance of different diagnostic tests. Urologists should become familiar with the use of LR to promote a more evidence-based application of diagnostic test for different clinical scenarios. This review provides insights in the calculation and use of LR.

publication date

  • July 1, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84887829013

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s00120-013-3145-1

PubMed ID

  • 23708004

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 52

issue

  • 7