Kozel F Andrew, Trivedi Madhukar H
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9119, USA.
Neurocase. 2008;14(1):54-8. doi: 10.1080/13554790701881731.
A number of critical issues must be addressed in order to develop and properly apply a functional brain imaging test. Diagnostic tests involve making a judgment for a single person. As a result, functional brain imaging tests must also be evaluated at the individual level. The population examined in determining the evidence for the accuracy of the test and the specific question being tested should be clearly described so that the test can be applied appropriately. The accuracy of the test must also be established in order to know the degree of confidence to accord a result. Incorporating what has been learned with medical diagnostic test development will enable legitimate and significant neuropsychiatric functional brain imaging tests to be developed in the future.
为了开发并正确应用功能性脑成像测试，必须解决一些关键问题。诊断测试涉及对单个个体做出判断。因此，功能性脑成像测试也必须在个体层面进行评估。在确定测试准确性的证据以及所测试的具体问题时，应清晰描述所检查的人群，以便能够恰当地应用该测试。还必须确定测试的准确性，以便了解对测试结果的置信程度。将所学知识融入医学诊断测试开发中，将有助于在未来开发出合理且重要的神经精神功能性脑成像测试。
