Contrasting Two Frameworks for ROC Analysis of Ordinal Ratings

摘要

BackgroundStatistical evaluation of medical imaging tests used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes often employ receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Two methods for ROC analysis are popular. The ordinal regression method is the standard approach used when evaluating tests with ordinal values. The direct ROC modeling method is a more recently developed approach that has been motivated by applications to tests with continuous values, such as biomarkers.