“…21 For the "Index Test" category, the general principle is to provide enough detail such that the reader could replicate the test in clinical practice. 22 Relevant "index test" details for the prostate study might include, but not be limited to: field strength (eg, 1.5 vs. 3T), contrast agent used (eg, dynamic contrast enhancement performed with extracellular contrast agent with temporal resolution of at least 10 sec), slice thickness for T 2 -weighted imaging (4 mm), use of endorectal coil, use of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and which b-values were used. 23,24 For the "target condition" category, readers need to be aware whether the disease or target condition is similar to that encountered in their patient population.…”