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Saliva diagnostics [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the American Dental Association, 2022
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death, and early detection of this disease is crucial for increasing survival rates. Although cancer can be diagnosed following tissue biopsy, the biopsy procedure is invasive; liquid biopsy provides an alternative that is more comfortable for the patient.
Taichiro Nonaka, David T.W. Wong
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Diagnostic Thoracoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesDiagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, 1994
Since the introduction of video‐imaging and endoscopic surgical interventions, there is a worldwide renewed interest in thoracoscopy. However, thoracoscopy for diagnosis of pleural and pulmonary disease has been performed for more than 30 years. An overview is presented here of the results and experiences in the past 3 decades of thoracoscopy for ...
Janssen, Julius P.   +3 more
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microRNA. Diagnostic Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Biomarkers are biological measures of a biological state. An ideal marker should be safe and easy to measure, cost efficient, modifiable with treatment, and consistent across gender and ethnic groups. To date, none of the available biomarkers satisfy all
FARUQ, MD OMAR, VECCHIONE, ANDREA
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Effectiveness of two rapid influenza tests in comparison to reverse transcription-PCR for influenza A diagnosis

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Introduction: The influenza A virus is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in children and adults worldwide. Thus, a rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnosis tool is required.
Ramón Zazueta-García   +5 more
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Rapid Diagnostic Algorithms as a Screening Tool for Tuberculosis: An Assessor Blinded Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: A major obstacle to effectively treat and control tuberculosis is the absence of an accurate, rapid, and low-cost diagnostic tool. A new approach for the screening of patients for tuberculosis is the use of rapid diagnostic classification ...
A Ali-Gombe   +41 more
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Diagnostic Modalities

open access: yesInternational Journal of Surgery, 2016
The incidental detection of small renal masses on imaging undertaken to evaluate unrelated symptoms or conditions is an increasingly common occurrence. Accurate imaging characterisation is fundamental to determining optimum patient management. The goals of imaging small renal masses include determining whether a lesion is solid or cystic, if there are ...
Alison, Elstob   +2 more
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Comparison of Mycoplasma IES, Mycofast Revolution and Mycoplasma IST2 to detect genital mycoplasmas in clinical samples

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017
Introduction: Culture is regarded as the gold standard for the detection of genital mycoplasma in clinical samples. Commercially available diagnostic kits, based on liquid broth cultures, provide interesting alternatives to conventional culture.
Tiziana D'Inzeo   +10 more
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Diagnostic value of combined serum biomarkers for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection: A multicenter, noninterventional, observational study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background/Aims: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is important cause of chronic hepatitis. Liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for assessment of fibrosis but this procedure is an invasive procedure.
Akhan, S.   +34 more
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Discriminant Diagnostics [PDF]

open access: yesBiometrics, 1997
I discuss diagnostic methods for discriminant analysis. The equivalence with linear regression is noted and regression diagnostics are considered. The leverage is a function of the linear discriminant function and the Mahalanobis distance of the observation from the group mean.
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A CPH-Like Picture in Two Patients with an Orbitocavernous Sinus Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Two patients with retroorbital pain syndromes with or without paresis of cranial nerves developed weeks after ipsilateral headache resembling chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) but without autonomic features.
A Straube   +5 more
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