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.
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Diagnostic accuracy of urinary prostate protein glycosylation profiling in prostatitis diagnosis [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Although prostatitis is a common male urinary tract infection, clinical diagnosis of prostatitis is difficult. The developmental mechanism of prostatitis is not yet unraveled which led to the elaboration of various biomarkers. As changes in
Decaestecker, Karel +8 more
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Diagnostic Blood Biomarkers for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review
Diagnostics, 2023 (1) Background: The current diagnostic algorithm for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with the overuse of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA).
Vårin Eiriksdatter Wikan +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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A mixed effect model for bivariate meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies using a copula representation of the random effects distribution [PDF]
, 2015 Diagnostic test accuracy studies typically report the number of true positives, false positives, true negatives and false negatives. There usually exists a negative association between the number of true positives and true negatives, because studies that
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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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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopy for Scabies [PDF]
Annals of Dermatology, 2012 Scabies is a contagious skin infestation characterized clinically by nocturnal pruritus, visible burrows and contagiousness. Dermoscopy has been suggested as an alternative for diagnosing scabies. But, there have been few well-designed studies evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy.We tried to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy for
Park, Ju Hyuk +2 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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Reliability, agreement, and diagnostic accuracy of the modified lateral scapular slide test [PDF]
, 2016 The Lateral Scapular Slide Test is a static test used in clinical settings to assess medio-lateral inferior angle displacement and scapular asymmetry at three different degrees of shoulder abduction.
Heidari Bolooki, Monavar +4 more
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