Examples of flow diagrams published in:

Randomized diagnostic study design
- Kearon C, Ginsberg JS, Douketis J, Turpie AG, Bates SM, Lee AY, et al. An evaluation of D-Dimer in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2006;144:812-821.
 
Case-control study:
- Lennon VA, Wingerchuk DM, Kryzer TJ, Pittock SJ, Lucchinetti CF, Fujihara K et al. A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis. Lancet 2004; 364(9451):2106-2112.
 
Cohort study:
- Vasbinder GB, Nelemans PJ, Kessels AG, Kroon AA, Maki JH, Leiner T et al. Accuracy of computed tomographic angiography and magnetic resonance angiography for diagnosing renal artery stenosis. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141(9):674-682.
- Chen D, Kaplan LA. Performance of a New-Generation Chemiluminescent Assay for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen. Clin Chem 2006; Jun 8:[Epub ahead of print].
- Gibot S, Kolopp-Sarda MN, Bene MC, Cravoisy A, Levy B, Faure GC et al. Plasma level of a triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1: its diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected sepsis. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141(1):9-15.
- DeWitt J, Devereaux B, Chriswell M, McGreevy K, Howard T, Imperiale TF et al. Comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography and multidetector computed tomography for detecting and staging pancreatic cancer. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141(10):753-763.
- U-King-Im JM, Trivedi RA, Graves MJ, Higgins NJ, Cross JJ, Tom BD et al. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography for carotid disease: diagnostic and potential clinical impact. Neurology 2004; 62(8):1282-1290.
- Bluemke DA, Gatsonis CA, Chen MH, DeAngelis GA, DeBruhl N, Harms S et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast prior to biopsy. JAMA 2004; 292(22):2735-2742.