Table 1 Variables of the influence diagram, along with their type, the domain type and the values they can take
From: Optimal sequence of tests for the mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer
Name | Type | Domain type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
N2_N3 | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative |
CT_scan | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative |
TBNA | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_result |
PET | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_result |
EBUS | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_result |
EUS | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_result |
MED | Chance | Discrete | positive; negative; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_result |
MED_Sv | Chance | Discrete | yes; no |
Dec_TBNA | Decision | Discrete | yes; no |
Dec_PET | Decision | Discrete | yes; no |
Dec_EBUS_EUS | Decision | Discrete | ebus + eus;ebus;eus; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_test |
Dec_MED | Decision | Discrete | yes; no |
Treatment | Decision | Discrete | thoracotomy; |
| Â | Â | Â | chemoradiotherapy; |
| Â | Â | Â | no_treatment |
EC_CT_scan | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_TBNA | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_PET | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_EBUS | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_EUS | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_MED | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
EC_Treatment | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
TBNA_Morb | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{-}\) |
EBUS_Morb | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{-}\) |
EUS_Morb | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{-}\) |
MED_Morb | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{-}\) |
Immediate_Survival | Utility | Continuous | [ 0,1] |
MED_Survival | Utility | Discrete | 0; 1 |
Surv_QALE | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |
λ −1 | Utility | Continuous | \(\mathbb {R}^{+}\) |