title: Decision analysis and simulation modeling for evaluating diagnostic tests on the basis of patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Sylvia K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Plevritis
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008390:Markov Chains; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical