Decision-Making When Diagnostic Testing is Available

Benjamin Djulbegovic; Iztok Hozo

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37993-2_4

Decision-Making When Diagnostic Testing is Available

Cancer Treat Res. 2023:189:53-65. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-37993-2_4.

Authors

Benjamin Djulbegovic¹, Iztok Hozo²

Affiliations

¹ Hematology Stewardship Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Mathematics, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, USA.

PMID: 37789160
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37993-2_4

Abstract

When a decision-maker has the option of diagnostic testing, they face a typical dilemma: (1) do not administer treatment and do not test, (2) test and decide to administer treatment based on the test result, and (3) administer treatment without testing. In this chapter, we will discuss the theory behind threshold modeling when diagnostic testing is available; we will illustrate the approach by presenting a case vignette.

MeSH terms

Decision Making*
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures*
Humans