The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed.

By J. Deeks, Petra Macaskill, L. Irwig. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2005

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Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (2011, background): “funnel plot asymmetry is often, wrongly, equated with publication or other reporting biases. The use and appropriate interpretation of funnel plots and tests for funnel plot asymmetry have been controversial because of questions about statistical validity,”
Performance of the aspartate aminotransferase‐to‐platelet ratio index for the staging of hepatitis C‐related fibrosis: An updated meta‐analysis (2011, methodology): “To assess possible publication bias, we examined for asymmetry of funnel plots of the accuracy for detecting fibrosis (using the natural logarithm of the DOR) versus the inverse of the square root of the effective sample size.(20)”
Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Local Staging of Prostate Cancer: A Diagnostic Meta-analysis. (2016, background): “80 for T2 vs T3) suggest symmetry in the data and a low likelihood of publication bias [87].”
Circulating MicroRNAs as a Novel Class of Diagnostic Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Tumors Detection: A Meta-Analysis Based on 42 Articles (2014, neutral): “10 indicating statistically significant [34].”
Optimal cut-off score for diagnosing depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): a meta-analysis (2012, methodology): “We examined publication and small study bias using Begg’s funnel plots of log diagnostic ORs versus the inverse of the variance.(10,20)”
Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (2008, critical): “Funnel plot– based tests used to detect publication bias in reviews of randomized, controlled trials have proven to be seriously misleading for diagnostic studies, and alternatives have poor power (21).”
Accuracy of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in diagnosis and prognosis in acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2009, methodology): “The publication bias of included studies was assessed sing effective sample-size funnel plot (diagnostic odds atio [DOR] values vs sample size of each study).(37) The rimary statistical analysis was based on a hierarchical ivariate generalized linear mixed model as proposed by arbord et al(38) using”