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Cost–effectiveness of lung cancer screening with volume computed tomography in Portugal

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Aim: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in Portugal. The Dutch–Belgian lung cancer screening (LCS) study (NELSON), the biggest European LCS study, showed a lung cancer mortality reduction in a high-risk population when being screened.
Hilde ten Berge, Katerina Togka, Xuanqi Pan, Marina Borges, Fernando Palma Martelo, Fernando Guedes, Daniel Cabral, Encarnacao Teixeira, Gabriela Fernandes, Lurdes Ferreira, Sara Figueiredo, Rita Sousa, Lourdes Barradas, Fernanda Estevinho, Antonio Araujo, Venceslau Hespanhol, Rui Medeiros   +16 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of research criteria for prodromal frontotemporal dementia

Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Background The Genetic Frontotemporal Initiative Staging Group has proposed clinical criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal frontotemporal dementia (FTD), termed mild cognitive and/or behavioral and/or motor impairment (MCBMI).
Alberto Benussi, Enrico Premi, Mario Grassi, Antonella Alberici, Valentina Cantoni, Stefano Gazzina, Silvana Archetti, Roberto Gasparotti, Giorgio G. Fumagalli, Arabella Bouzigues, Lucy L. Russell, Kiran Samra, David M. Cash, Martina Bocchetta, Emily G. Todd, Rhian S. Convery, Imogen Swift, Aitana Sogorb-Esteve, Carolin Heller, John C. van Swieten, Lize C. Jiskoot, Harro Seelaar, Raquel Sanchez-Valle, Fermin Moreno, Robert Jr. Laforce, Caroline Graff, Matthis Synofzik, Daniela Galimberti, James B. Rowe, Mario Masellis, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Elizabeth Finger, Rik Vandenberghe, Alexandre Mendonça, Pietro Tiraboschi, Chris R. Butler, Isabel Santana, Alexander Gerhard, Isabelle Le Ber, Florence Pasquier, Simon Ducharme, Johannes Levin, Sandro Sorbi, Markus Otto, Alessandro Padovani, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Barbara Borroni, Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI)   +47 more
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Chinical Diagnostic accarcy of basal cell carcinoma of the periorbital region [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2005
Background and purpose : Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the eyelids and is frequently misdiagnosed.Materials and methods : The diagnostic accuracy and index of suspicion of basal cell carcinoma of the periorbital region for ...
S. Saryazdi, M.R. Meshkat
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Elimination of pain improves specificity of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective Determine whether the elimination of pain improves accuracy of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Retrospective cohort study.
DiNardo, Laurence J., Hirsch, Scott D., Reiter, Evan R., Schuman, Theodore A., Wan, Wen   +4 more
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Prediction of Myasthenia Gravis Worsening: A Machine Learning Algorithm Using Wearables and Patient‐Reported Measures

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness with potential life‐threatening crises. Timely interventions may be delayed by limited access to care and fragmented documentation. Our objective was to develop predictive algorithms for MG deterioration using multimodal telemedicine data ...
Maike Stein, Haoqi Sun, Sophie Lehnerer, Lea Gerischer, Maximilian Mönch, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel, Pushpa Narayanaswami   +7 more
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A review of methods for the analysis of diagnostic tests performed in sequence

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Background Many clinical pathways for the diagnosis of disease are based on diagnostic tests that are performed in sequence. The performance of the full diagnostic sequence is dictated by the diagnostic performance of each test in the sequence as well as
Thomas R. Fanshawe, Brian D. Nicholson, Rafael Perera, Jason L. Oke   +3 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for childhood tuberculosis in West Africa – a multicenter pragmatic study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objective: To evaluate the performance of Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis/rifampicin (MTB/RIF) Ultra (Ultra) for diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) within public health systems. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children aged
Awa Ba Diallo, Victory F. Edem, Arnauld Fiogbe, Kwabena A. Osman, Mohamed Tolofoudie, Amadou Somboro, Bassirou Diarra, Babatunde Ogunbosi, Ibrahim Abok, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Bamenla Goka, Dissou Affolabi, Regina Oladokun, Aderemi O. Kehinde, Nuredin Mohammed, Toyin Togun   +15 more
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The Diagnostic Value of Serum Fibrinogen Level in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background and purpose: Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention. Diagnostic tests with high accuracy could lead to immediate diagnosis and timely surgery could prevent further complications.
Seyed Hosein Montazer, Ensiyeh Taghizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Ghaffari Hamedani, Lale Vahedi Larijani, Mohammad Khademloo, Abdollah Malakian   +5 more
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Chronological and Spatial Distribution of Skeletal Muscle Fat Replacement in FHL1‐Related Myopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Variants in the FHL1 gene cause FHL1‐related myopathies (FHL1‐RMs), a group of neuromuscular disorders with diverse clinical presentations. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of skeletal muscle fat replacement throughout the whole body in FHL1‐RMs, to examine disease progression over ...
Rui Shimazaki, Satoru Noguchi, Hotake Takizawa, Yasushi Oya, Yuji Takahashi, Hirofumi Komaki, Hajime Arahata, Shinichiro Hayashi, Ichizo Nishino   +8 more
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Reduced Muscular Carnosine in Proximal Myotonic Myopathy—A Pilot 1H‐MRS Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (proximal myotonic myopathy, PROMM) is a progressive multisystem disorder with muscular symptoms (proximal weakness, pain, myotonia) and systemic manifestations such as diabetes mellitus, cataracts, and cardiac arrhythmias.
Alexander Gussew, Maryam Kargaran, Maik Rothe, Andreas Deistung, Dietrich Stoevesandt, Walter A. Wohlgemuth, David Strube, Thomas Kendzierski, Anna Katharina Kölsch, Maurits Gerhard Abraham Heuschen, Markus Otto, Alexander Mensch   +11 more
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