Diagnosis of breast cancer using Bayesian networks: A case study

Metanálise do uso de redes bayesianas no diagnóstico de câncer de mama

“…Three studies performed well and received a positive rating on at least 8 of the 11 items 10,24,25 . The inter-observer agreement in the analysis of methodological quality with QUADAS was 94% (κ = 0.86), indicating a good agreement 14 .…”

“…Cruz-Ramírez et al 25 ( Table 4 Summary of the likelihood ratios and post-test probabilities (random effects model) 14 .…”

“…The mean participant age was found in only one study 10 . Two studies were performed in the United States 10,24 , one in Ireland 23 , and another in England 25 .…”

“…Four primary studies, which included breast lesions from 1,223 women, met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed (as shown in Table 1) 10,23,24,25 . The overall concordance between the eligibility and methodological quality of the studies was 84% (κ = 0.67), indicating good agreement 12 .…”

“…The Bayesian network developed by CruzRamírez et al 25 considered the patients' age and 10 cytological features obtained by FNAC; the conditional probabilities were obtained in an automated way from two databases 28,29,30 . These databases come from the field of pathology, regarding the cytodiagnosis of breast cancer using FNAC of the breast lesion; the first database, collected retrospectively by a single observer with 10 years' experience of reporting FNAC, during 1992-1993.…”