title: How to report a research study.
abstract: Incomplete reporting hampers the evaluation of results and bias in clinical research studies. Guidelines for reporting study design and methods have been developed to encourage authors and journals to include the required elements. Recent efforts have been made to standardize the reporting of clinical health research including clinical guidelines. In this article, the reporting of diagnostic test accuracy studies, screening studies, therapeutic studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, cost-effectiveness assessments (CEA), recommendations and/or guidelines, and medical education studies is discussed. The available guidelines, many of which can be found at the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research network, on how to report these different types of health research are also discussed. We also hope that this article can be used in academic programs to educate the faculty and trainees of the available resources to improve our health research.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, B1 132G Taubman Center/5302, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Electronic address: pcronin@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia.
authors.forename: James V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Rawson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Marta E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Heilbrun
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Janie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, B1 132G Taubman Center/5302, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
authors.forename: Aine M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Pina C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sanelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Bresnahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Angelisa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paladin
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004501:Education, Medical; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011642:Publications / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Cost-effectiveness assessments; diagnostic test accuracy; enhancing the quality and transparency of health research; guidelines; medical education; recommendations; reporting; screening; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; therapy