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Barriers to the Introduction of New Medical Diagnostic Tests

, 2013
Driven by rapid developments in sequencing technologies, proteomics and other progresses in biological sciences, new diagnostic tests are expected to play a growing role in medicine as well as in tailoring medical treatments to specific patients.
A. Ivanov
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Triage tests for identifying atrial fibrillation in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy study comparing single-lead ECG and modified BP monitors

BMJ Open, 2014
Objective New electronic devices offer an opportunity within routine primary care settings for improving the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a common cardiac arrhythmia and a modifiable risk factor for stroke.
K. Kearley, M. Selwood, A. Van den Bruel, Matthew J. Thompson, D. Mant, F. Hobbs, D. Fitzmaurice, C. Heneghan   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cytomegalovirus infection is common in prostate cancer and antiviral therapies inhibit progression in disease models

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Human cytomegalovirus infection is common in normal prostate epithelium, prostate tumor tissue, and prostate cancer cell lines. CMV promotes cell survival, proliferation, and androgen receptor signaling. Anti‐CMV pharmaceutical compounds in clinical use inhibited cell expansion in prostate cancer models in vitro and in vivo, motivating investigation ...
Johanna Classon, Moa Stenudd, Margherita Zamboni, Kanar Alkass, Carl‐Johan Eriksson, Lars Pedersen, Alrik Schörling, Anna Thoss, Anders Bergh, Pernilla Wikström, Hans‐Olov Adami, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Henrik Druid, Jonas Frisén   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preoperative laboratory evaluation of patients aged over 40 years undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Although it is generally agreed that a medical history and physical examination should be obtained as part of preoperative evaluation, there is still substantial controversy about the additional benefits of preoperative screening ...
Fábio Yoshito Ajimura, Alex Silva Santos Freire Maia, Adriana Hachiya, Alexandra Sayuri Watanabe, Maria do Patrocínio Tenório Nunes, Mílton de Arruda Martins, Fábio Santana Machado   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: a before-after and cluster randomized controlled study

Malaria Journal, 2011
BackgroundPresumptive treatment of all febrile patients with anti-malarials leads to massive over-treatment. The aim was to assess the effect of implementing malaria rapid diagnostic tests (m RDTs) on prescription of anti-malarials in urban Tanzania ...
V. D'Acremont, J. Kahama-Maro, N. Swai, D. Mtasiwa, B. Genton, C. Lengeler   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Machine learning for identifying liver and pancreas cancers through comprehensive serum glycopeptide spectra analysis: a case‐control study

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel AI‐based diagnostic approach—comprehensive serum glycopeptide spectra analysis (CSGSA)—that integrates tumor markers and enriched glycopeptides from serum. Using a neural network model, this method accurately distinguishes liver and pancreatic cancers from healthy individuals.
Motoyuki Kohjima, Yuko Takami, Ken Kawabe, Kazuhiro Tanabe, Chihiro Hayashi, Mikio Mikami, Tetsuya Kusumoto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The future of laboratory medicine - A 2014 perspective. [PDF]

, 2015
Predicting the future is a difficult task. Not surprisingly, there are many examples and assumptions that have proved to be wrong. This review surveys the many predictions, beginning in 1887, about the future of laboratory medicine and its sub ...
FORTINA, PAOLO, Kricka LJ, Park JY, Polsky TG   +3 more
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Understanding and measuring mechanical signals in the tumor stroma

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review discusses cancer‐associated fibroblast subtypes and their functions, particularly in relation to extracellular matrix production, as well as the development of 3D models to study tumor stroma mechanics in vitro. Several quantitative techniques to measure tissue mechanical properties are also described, to emphasize the diagnostic and ...
Fàtima de la Jara Ortiz, Chiara Cimmino, Maurizio Ventre, Alessandra Cambi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

People's perception of malaria in Mbarara, Uganda.

, 2002
To understand people's perceptions of malaria and their implications for control programmes, we held focus group discussions (FGDs) and conducted semi-structured interviews (SSIs) with community members in Mbarara, Uganda.
Nuwaha, Fred
core   +1 more source

The current diagnosis of superficial bladder cancer must be reconsidered [PDF]

, 2002
The high recurrence and progression rates in superficial bladder cancer are partially related to the deficiencies of the standard conventional diagnostic modalities.
Hofstetter, Alfons, Zaak, Dirk
core   +1 more source