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DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND IN DETERMINING ESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS BASED ON SPLENIC SIZE ASSESSMENT

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018
Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of spleen size assessment on ultrasound as predictor of esophageal varices in patients of liver cirrhosis, using upper GI endoscopy as the gold standard. Study Design: Cross sectional validation study.
Dr Usman Ali, Saira Ahmed, Asim Shehzad, Rabia Sajjad   +3 more
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Lung ultrasonography used as a diagnostic test for respiratory disease diagnosis in calves: Systematic review and meta-analysis using a Bayesian latent-class modeling approach

Journal of Dairy Science
: Bovine respiratory disease complex is a common disease that commonly affects calves in the form of bronchopneumonia. There is currently no affordable, perfectly accurate reference standard test, and the routine diagnosis is commonly based on clinical ...
S. Buczinski, V. Gomes, G. Vergnes, M.C. Poirier, S. Owusu-Afryie, J. Berman, N. Dendukuri   +6 more
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Location‐Specific Hematoma Volume Predicts Early Neurological Deterioration in Supratentorial ICH

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Early neurological deterioration (END) adversely affects outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study aimed to determine the location‐specific hematoma volumes for END in supratentorial ICH patients. Methods We retrospectively analyzed supratentorial ICH patients presenting from two prospective cohorts.
Zuoqiao Li, Guilin Meng, Zijie Wang, Xiao Hu, Jing Cheng, Chu Chen, Tiannan Yang, Jiaxin Luo, Zizhen Meng, Xueyun Liu, Qi Li   +10 more
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Normal‐Appearing White Matter Injury Mediates Chronic Deep Venous Hypoxia and Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore how cerebral hypoxia and Normal‐Appearing White Matter (NAWM) integrity affect MS lesion burden and clinical course. Methods Seventy‐nine MS patients, including 13 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients and 66 relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, and 44 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited from ...
Xinli Wang, Huiying Wang, Zhizheng Zhuo, Ai Guo, Ke Lv, Decai Tian, Chao Chai, Yunyun Duan, Shuang Xia   +8 more
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Assessment of Adherence of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Published in Radiology Journals to STARD Statement Indexed in Web of Science, PubMed & Scopus in 2015

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2018
Rationale and Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the methodological adherence of diagnostic accuracy studies published in radiology journals, which were indexed in different databases with the STARD standard guide 2015.
F Zarei, B Zeinali-Rafsanjani
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Detecting agitation and aggression in persons living with dementia: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy

BMC Geriatrics
Objective 40–60% of persons living with dementia (PLWD) experience agitation and/or aggression symptoms. There is a need to understand the best method to detect agitation and/or aggression in PLWD.
Britney Wong, Pauline Wu, Zahinoor Ismail, Jennifer Watt, Zahra Goodarzi   +4 more
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Clinical Epidemiology
Yuxin Sun,1,* Die Hu,1,* Mingkun Yu,2 Shi-Bing Liang,3– 5 Youyou Zheng,6 Xin Wang,7 Guangdong Tong1,8 1Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China ...
Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G   +6 more
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DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF TYPHIDOT IN PATIENTS OF TYPHOID FEVER

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018
Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of Typhidot test in patients with acute febrile illness taking blood culture as gold standard. Study Design: Cross-sectional validation study.
Hammad Javed, Karamat Hussain, Tariq Bashir, Sana ullah, Umair Ijaz, Ismail Khoso   +5 more
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Reperfusion‐Dependent Outcomes After Endovascular Thrombectomy Stratified by NIHSS‐ASPECTS Clinical‐Core Mismatch

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This analysis evaluates the effect of successful reperfusion on functional outcomes after MT, stratified by admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) as surrogates for clinical‐core mismatch, using multicenter registry data.
Felix Schlicht, Lukas Meyer, Gabriel Broocks, Matthias Bechstein, Christian Thaler, Christian Heitkamp, Laurens Winkelmeier, Vincent Geest, Alexander Heitkamp, Maximilian Jungnitz, Gregor Peter, Luca Meucci, Tobias Faizy, Jawed Nawabi, Caspar Brekenfeld, Fabian Flottmann, Maximilian Schell, Alexandros Hadjilaou, Uta Hanning, Götz Thomalla, Jens Fiehler, Susanne Gellißen, Helge C. Kniep, for the German Stroke Registry Endovascular Treatment, (GSR‐ET) Alexander Nave, Anna Alegiani, Annerose Mengel, Arno Reich, Bernd Eckert, Charlotte Pietrock, Christian Nolte, Eberhard Siebert, Fabian Flottmann, Fee Keil, Franziska Dorn, Gabor Petzold, Götz Thomalla, Hanna Zimmermann, Jan Borggrefe, Jan Hendrik Schäfer, Jens Fiehler, Joachim Röther, Klaus Gröschel, Lars Kellert, Mario Abruscato, Maximilian Schell, Omid Nikoubashman, Peter Schellinger, Silke Wunderlich, Steffen Tiedt, Sven Thonke, Timo Uphaus, Tobias Boeckh‐Behrens, Ulrike Ernemann   +53 more
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