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Immunochromatographic diagnostic test analysis using Google Glass. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We demonstrate a Google Glass-based rapid diagnostic test (RDT) reader platform capable of qualitative and quantitative measurements of various lateral flow immunochromatographic assays and similar biomedical diagnostics tests.
Caire, Romain   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Brier score does not evaluate the clinical utility of diagnostic tests or prediction models

open access: yesDiagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2017
BackgroundA variety of statistics have been proposed as tools to help investigators assess the value of diagnostic tests or prediction models. The Brier score has been recommended on the grounds that it is a proper scoring rule that is affected by both ...
M. Assel, D. Sjoberg, A. Vickers
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simple statistics in diagnostic tests [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj  

Calibration: the Achilles heel of predictive analytics

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2019
Background The assessment of calibration performance of risk prediction models based on regression or more flexible machine learning algorithms receives little attention.
Ben Van Calster   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of two diagnostic algorithms for the identification of patients with HCV viremia using a new HCV Antigen test

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2014
Background. Patients exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV) may develop chronic infection with viremia. The diagnosis of this condition requires the use of several laboratory tests in algorithms tailored to the population and resources available for each ...
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Méndez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rodent Diagnostic Testing

open access: yesJournal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 2008
Clinical medicine is an important part of scientific medicine that is all too often neglected when treating rodents and small mammal pets. As with more traditional pets, a progressive diagnostic regimen should include a thorough history, clinical signs, physical examination, and laboratory findings.
openaire   +2 more sources

Diagnostic error reduction in the United States and Italy through the intervention of diagnostic management teams [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
A major challenge to most countries is the growing cost of healthcare. The cost of laboratory testing is approximately 3% of the total clinical costs.
Adriana Berumen Velazquez   +2 more
core  

Cost-Effectiveness of Advanced Imaging Technologies in the Presurgical Workup of Epilepsy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The cost-effectiveness and benefit of many diagnostic tests used in the presurgical evaluation for persons with epilepsy is for the most part uncertain as is their influence on decision-making.
Chang, Edward F   +2 more
core  

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2020
Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for coronavirus disease-2019 (covid-19). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, bioRxiv, and medRxiv from 1 January to 30 April 2020, using subject headings or
Mayara Lisboa Bastos   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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