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How to prevent overdiagnosis [PDF]

, 2015
Overdiagnosis is the diagnosis of an abnormality that is not associated with a substantial health hazard and that patients have no benefit to be aware of.
Aujesky, D., Chiolero, A., Paccaud, F., Rodondi, N., Santschi, V.   +4 more
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Comparison of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Thoracic Bone Fractures; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: The potential benefit of ultrasonography for detection of thoracic bone fractures has been proven in various surveys but no comprehensive conclusion has been drawn yet; therefore, the present study aimed to conduct a thorough meta-analytic
Mahmoud Yousefifard, Masoud Baikpour, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Hadi Asady, Abolfazl Darafarin, Mohammad Reza Amini Esfahani, Mostafa Hosseini, Mehdi Yaseri, Saeed Safari   +8 more
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Recent Progress in the Development of Diagnostic Tests for Malaria

Diagnostics, 2017
The impact of malaria on global health has continually prompted the need to develop effective diagnostic strategies. In malaria endemic regions, routine diagnosis is hampered by technical and infrastructural challenges to laboratories. These laboratories
Francis D. Krampa, Yaw Aniweh, G. Awandare, Prosper Kanyong   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical Application of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System for Characterizing Liver Neoplasms: A Meta-Analysis

Diagnostics, 2021
The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) is a comprehensive system for standardizing liver imaging in patients at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to determine the diagnostic performance of LI-RADS category 5 (LR5)
Lingling Li, Yixin Hu, Jing Han, Qing Li, Chuan Peng, Jianhua Zhou   +5 more
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Optimisation and validation of a PCR for Antigen Receptor Rearrangement (PARR) assay to detect clonality in canine lymphoid malignancies [PDF]

, 2016
PCR for antigen receptor gene rearrangements (PARR) analysis is being increasingly used to assist diagnosis of canine lymphoma. In this study, PARR was carried out on consecutive samples received as part of routine diagnostic practice from 271 patients ...
Gallagher, Alice, Haining, Hayley, Jarrett, Ruth F., Johnston, Pamela E.J., Marchesi, Francesco, Morris, Joanna S., Waugh, Elspeth M.   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Performance of Five Diagnostic Tests for Fasciola hepatica Infection in Naturally Infected Cattle Using a Bayesian No Gold Standard Approach

PLoS ONE, 2016
The clinical and economic importance of fasciolosis has been recognised for centuries, yet diagnostic tests available for cattle are far from perfect.
S. Mazeri, N. Sargison, R. Kelly, B. Bronsvoort, I. Handel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chromoblastomycosis: an etiological, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment update [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018
: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous, suppurative mycosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by traumatic inoculation of dematiaceous fungi of the family Herpotrichiellaceae.
Arival Cardoso de Brito, Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt   +1 more
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Measuring fibrinolysis: from research to routine diagnostic assays

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2018
Development and standardization of fibrinolysis methods have progressed more slowly than coagulation testing and routine high‐throughput screening tests for fibrinolysis are still lacking. In laboratory research, a variety of approaches are available and
C. Longstaff
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: accuracy of signs and symptoms; molecular, antigen, and antibody tests; and routine laboratory markers

, 2020
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the diagnostic accuracy of laboratory real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and other laboratory molecular tests to determine if a person ...
J. Deeks, J. Dinnes, Y. Takwoingi, C. Davenport, M. Leeflang, R. Spijker, L. Hooft, A. Bruel, Devy M. Emperador, S. Dittrich   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives To measure the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of providing care in a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Angelini, K., Arnold, J., Campbell, S., Capewell, S.J., Cross, E., Dixon, S., Goodacre, S., Locker, T., Morris, F., Nicholl, J., Quinney, D., Revill, S.   +11 more
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