Bayesian biostatistics and diagnostic medicine. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lyle D. Broemeling.
• Other Names: Broemeling, Lyle D, 1939-
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; Introduction; Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine; Preview of Book; Datasets for Book; Software; References; ; DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE; Introduction; Imaging Modalities; Activities in Diagnostic Medicine; Accuracy and Agreement; Developmental Trials for Imaging; Protocol Review and Clinical Trials; The Literature; References; ; OTHER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; Introduction; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma; Tumor Depth for Diagnosis of Metastatic Melanoma; A Biopsy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Coronary Artery Disease; ; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; Introduction; Bayes Theorem; Prior Information; Posterior Information; Inference; Sample Size; Computing; Exercises; References; ; BAYESIAN METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; Introduction; Study Design; Bayesian Methods for Diagnostic Accuracy: Binary and Ordinal Data; Bayesian Methods for Test Accuracy: Quantitative Variables; Clustered Data; Comparing Accuracy between Modalities; Sample Size Determination; Exercises; References; ; REGRESSION AND TEST ACCURACY; Introduction; The Audiology Study; The ROC Curve and Patient Covariates; Exercises; References; ; AGREEMENT; Introduction; Agreement for Discrete Ratings; Agreement for a Continuous Response; Combining Reader Information; Exercises; References; ; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND CLINICAL TRIALS; Introduction; Clinical Trials; The Protocol; Guidelines for Tumor Response; Bayesian Sequential Stopping Rules; Software for Clinical Trials; Examples; Exercises; References; ; OTHER TOPICS; Introduction; Imperfect Diagnostic Test Procedures; Test Accuracy and Survival Analysis; ROC Curves with a Non-Binary Gold Standard; Periodic Screening in Cancer; Decision Theory and Diagnostic Accuracy; Exercises; References
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 616.075; Diagnosis -- Statistical methods; Bayesian statistical decision theory
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781584887683; 1584887680
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