What quality assessment tool should I use for assessing the quality of diagnostic studies included for a meta-analysis?

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Neuroimaging studies - diagnostic studies included in a meta-analysis. At the moment I am considering using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADS-2) Article QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagn...

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