Connie Rees

lv 2. D Risk of Bias Assessment and Applicability of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies According to the QUADAS-II Checklist (https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/474994/quadas-2-revised-tool-qualityassessment-diagnostic-accuracy-studies) Table 2.S7 Patient Selection: Risk of Bias and Applicability Author, Year Method of patient selection Included patients Consecutive or random patients enrolled? Casecontrol design avoided? Inappropriate exclusion avoided? Bias in patient selection process? Do the included patients match the review question? Ascher et al. 1994 Prospective see inclusion criteria Yes Yes Unclear Low Yes Badawy et al. 2014 Prospective see inclusion criteria Yes Yes Yes Low Yes Bazot et al. 2001 Prospective see inclusion criteria Yes Yes No (some patients excluded due to difficulty in making contact) Low Yes Bazot et al. 2003 Prospective see inclusion criteria Yes Yes Yes Low Yes Dueholm et al. 2001 Prospective see inclusion criteria Yes Yes Yes Low Yes Hamimi et al. 2015 Retrospective see inclusion criteria No Yes Unclear High, due to retrospective nature Yes Hricak et al .1992 Retrospective See inclusion criteria Yes Yes Unclear High, due to retrospective nature Yes Masui et al. 2003 Prospective See inclusion criteria Yes Yes Yes Low Yes Moghadam et al. 2006 Retrospective See inclusion criteria Unclear no Yes High, due to retrospective nature Yes

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