TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the Impact of Peer Review on the Completeness of Reporting in Imaging Diagnostic Test Accuracy Research
AU - Kazi, Sakib
AU - Frank, Robert A.
AU - Salameh, Jean-Paul
AU - Fabiano, Nicholas
AU - Absi, Marissa
AU - Pozdnyakov, Alex
AU - Islam, Nayaar
AU - Korevaar, Daniël A.
AU - Cohen, J. rémie F.
AU - Bossuyt, Patrick M.
AU - Leeflang, Mariska M. G.
AU - Cobey, Kelly D.
AU - Moher, David
AU - Schweitzer, Mark
AU - Menu, Yves
AU - Patlas, Michael
AU - McInnes, Matthew D. F.
N1 - Funding Information: Funding support was received from the Philips/RSNA research seed grant (RSNA Research & Education Foundation), Mitacs' Research Training Award, and Department of Radiology MD Summer Student Fund (University of Ottawa). Study performance and manuscript content were the sole task and responsibility of the investigators and do not necessarily represent the official views of the funders. The funders had no role in data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript composition. Funding Information: Funding support was received from the Philips/RSNA research seed grant (RSNA Research & Education Foundation), Mitacs' Research Training Award, and Department of Radiology MD Summer Student Fund (University of Ottawa). Study performance and manuscript content were the sole task and responsibility of the investigators and do not necessarily represent the official views of the funders. The funders had no role in data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript composition. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Background: Despite the nearly ubiquitous reported use of peer review among reputable medical journals, there is limited evidence to support the use of peer review to improve the quality of biomedical research and in particular, imaging diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) research. Purpose: To evaluate whether peer review of DTA studies published by imaging journals is associated with changes in completeness of reporting, transparency for risk of bias assessment, and spin. Study Type: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Study Sample: Cross-sectional study of articles published in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI), Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (CARJ), and European Radiology (EuRad) before March 31, 2020. Assessment: Initial submitted and final versions of manuscripts were evaluated for completeness of reporting using the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) 2015 and STARD for Abstracts guidelines, transparency of reporting for risk of bias assessment based on Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2), and actual and potential spin using modified published criteria. Statistical Tests: Two-tailed paired t-tests and paired Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for comparisons. A P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: We included 84 diagnostic accuracy studies accepted by three journals between 2014 and 2020 (JMRI = 30, CARJ = 23, and EuRad = 31) of the 692 which were screened. Completeness of reporting according to STARD 2015 increased significantly between initial submissions and final accepted versions (average reported items: 16.67 vs. 17.47, change of 0.80 [95% confidence interval 0.25–1.17]). No significant difference was found for the reporting of STARD for Abstracts (5.28 vs. 5.25, change of −0.03 [−0.15 to 0.11], P = 0.74), QUADAS-2 (6.08 vs. 6.11, change of 0.03 [−1.00 to 0.50], P = 0.92), actual “spin” (2.36 vs. 2.40, change of 0.04 [0.00 to 1.00], P = 0.39) or potential “spin” (2.93 vs. 2.81, change of −0.12 [−1.00 to 0.00], P = 0.23) practices. Conclusion: Peer review is associated with a marginal improvement in completeness of reporting in published imaging DTA studies, but not with improvement in transparency for risk of bias assessment or reduction in spin. Level of Evidence: 3. Technical Efficacy Stage: 1.
AB - Background: Despite the nearly ubiquitous reported use of peer review among reputable medical journals, there is limited evidence to support the use of peer review to improve the quality of biomedical research and in particular, imaging diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) research. Purpose: To evaluate whether peer review of DTA studies published by imaging journals is associated with changes in completeness of reporting, transparency for risk of bias assessment, and spin. Study Type: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Study Sample: Cross-sectional study of articles published in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI), Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (CARJ), and European Radiology (EuRad) before March 31, 2020. Assessment: Initial submitted and final versions of manuscripts were evaluated for completeness of reporting using the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) 2015 and STARD for Abstracts guidelines, transparency of reporting for risk of bias assessment based on Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2), and actual and potential spin using modified published criteria. Statistical Tests: Two-tailed paired t-tests and paired Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for comparisons. A P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: We included 84 diagnostic accuracy studies accepted by three journals between 2014 and 2020 (JMRI = 30, CARJ = 23, and EuRad = 31) of the 692 which were screened. Completeness of reporting according to STARD 2015 increased significantly between initial submissions and final accepted versions (average reported items: 16.67 vs. 17.47, change of 0.80 [95% confidence interval 0.25–1.17]). No significant difference was found for the reporting of STARD for Abstracts (5.28 vs. 5.25, change of −0.03 [−0.15 to 0.11], P = 0.74), QUADAS-2 (6.08 vs. 6.11, change of 0.03 [−1.00 to 0.50], P = 0.92), actual “spin” (2.36 vs. 2.40, change of 0.04 [0.00 to 1.00], P = 0.39) or potential “spin” (2.93 vs. 2.81, change of −0.12 [−1.00 to 0.00], P = 0.23) practices. Conclusion: Peer review is associated with a marginal improvement in completeness of reporting in published imaging DTA studies, but not with improvement in transparency for risk of bias assessment or reduction in spin. Level of Evidence: 3. Technical Efficacy Stage: 1.
KW - peer review
KW - reporting guidelines
KW - research methods
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28116
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28116
M3 - Article
C2 - 35166411
SN - 1053-1807
VL - 56
SP - 680
EP - 690
JO - Journal of magnetic resonance imaging
JF - Journal of magnetic resonance imaging
IS - 3
ER -