Accuracy of diabetes screening methods used for people with tuberculosis, Indonesia, Peru, Romania, South Africa [PDF]
, 2018 Objective To evaluate the performance of diagnostic tools for diabetes mellitus, including laboratory methods and clinical risk scores, in newly-diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients from four middle-income countries.
Alisjhabana, B +19 more
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Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews [PDF]
Systematic Reviews, 2013 In 1996, shortly after the founding of The Cochrane Collaboration, leading figures in test evaluation research established a Methods Group to focus on the relatively new and rapidly evolving methods for the systematic review of studies of diagnostic tests.
Leeflang, Mariska M. G. +3 more
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Accuracy of magnetic resonance studies in the detection of chondral and labral lesions in femoroacetabular impingement : systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Several types of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are commonly used in imaging of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), however till now there are no clear protocols and recommendations for each type.
A Aprato +50 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy in Venous Thrombosis [PDF]
BMJ, 1970 A group of 111 surgical patients at high risk of venous thrombosis were studied after operation by independent clinical assessment and with (125)I-fibrinogen to detect venous thrombosis. Almost half of the patients developed venous thrombosis. Of these, two-thirds were not suspected clinically despite careful scrutiny.
J M, Lambie +5 more
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Raised electrical uterine activity and shortened cervical length could predict preterm delivery in a low-risk population [PDF]
, 2012 PURPOSE: To compare diagnostic accuracy of sonographic cervical length (CL) measurement and uterine electric activity assessed by electromyography (EMG) in second trimester regarding prediction of preterm delivery (PTD).
Grgić, Ozren +2 more
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CEUS LI-RADS: a pictorial review [PDF]
, 2020 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy of US in the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and it is suggested and often included in many international guidelines as an important diagnostic ...
Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo +3 more
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The development of QUADAS : a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available.
Anne WS Rutjes +14 more
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Flexible combination of multiple diagnostic biomarkers to improve diagnostic accuracy
, 2015 In medical research, it is common to collect information of multiple continuous biomarkers to improve the accuracy of diagnostic tests. Combining the measurements of these biomarkers into one single score is a popular practice to integrate the collected ...
Fang, Yixin +3 more
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Simple statistics in diagnostic tests [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2007 Diagnostic performance of a laboratory test is one of the key elements in decision making on diagnosis, screening, monitoring, risk assessment and prognosis of diseases.
Aslan Diler, Sandberg Sverre
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CT resolution and diagnostic accuracy [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1979 To justify CT purchases and document certificates of need, the clinical effectiveness of CT scanners with different cost and resolution must be compared. The diagnostic accuracy and anatomic detail in three scanners with different resolution were studied.
A L, Williams, V M, Haughton
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