1. Introduction -- 2. Medical tests and preliminary information -- 3. Preview of the book -- 4. Fundamentals of diagnostic accuracy -- 5. Regression and medical test accuracy -- 6. Agreement and test accuracy -- 7. Estimating test accuracy with an imperfect reference standard -- 8. Verification bias and test accuracy -- 9. Test accuracy and medical practice -- 10. Accuracy of combined tests -- 11. Bayesian methods of meta-analysis.