Table 1 General study characteristics for included diagnostic accuracy studies
Study characteristic | k = 318 |
|---|---|
Medical domain | |
 Oncology | 64 (20%) |
 Cardiology | 49 (16%) |
 Infectious diseases | 43 (14%) |
 Neurology | 41 (13%) |
 Pulmonology | 25 (7.9%) |
 Other | 94 (30%) |
Index test was a software tool (e.g., AI) | 97 (31%) |
Number of study participants (median, [P25; P75]) | 139 [68; 351] |
 < 100 | 100 (32%) |
 100–199 | 88 (28%) |
 200–499 | 70 (23%) |
 500 +  | 53 (17%) |