title: Reference standards for software evaluation.
abstract: The field of automated ECG analysis was one of the earliest topics in Medical Informatics and may be regarded as a model both for computer-assisted medical diagnosis and for evaluating medical diagnostic programs. The CSE project has set reference standards of two kinds: In a broad sense, a standard how to perform a comprehensive evaluation study, in a narrow sense, standards as specific references for evaluating computer ECG programs. The evaluation methodology used within the CSE project is described as a basis for presentation of results which are published elsewhere in this issue.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, FRG.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michaelis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wellek
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Willems
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D012372:ROC Curve; D012015:Reference Standards; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*