Authors
Caroline M Moore, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Scott Eggener, Mark Emberton, Jurgen J Fütterer, Inderbir S Gill, Robert L Grubb Iii, Boris Hadaschik, Laurence Klotz, Daniel JA Margolis, Leonard S Marks, Jonathan Melamed, Aytekin Oto, Suzanne L Palmer, Peter Pinto, Philippe Puech, Shonit Punwani, Andrew B Rosenkrantz, Ivo G Schoots, Richard Simon, Samir S Taneja, Baris Turkbey, Osamu Ukimura, Jan Van Der Meulen, Arnauld Villers, Yuji Watanabe, Start Consortium
Publication date
2013/10/1
Journal
European urology
Volume
64
Issue
4
Pages
544-552
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
A systematic literature review of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–targeted prostate biopsy demonstrates poor adherence to the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) recommendations for the full and transparent reporting of diagnostic studies.
Objective
To define and recommend Standards of Reporting for MRI-targeted Biopsy Studies (START).
Design, setting, and participants
Each member of a panel of 23 experts in urology, radiology, histopathology, and methodology used the RAND/UCLA appropriateness methodology to score a 258-statement premeeting questionnaire. The collated responses were presented at a face-to-face meeting, and each statement was rescored after group discussion.
Outcome measurements and statistical analysis
Measures of agreement and consensus were calculated for each statement. The most important statements, based on group median …
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