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False Positive Hemianopia

open access: yesCase Reports in Ophthalmology, 2022
A 70-year-old woman was urgently referred for neuro-ophthalmic evaluation when a routine visual field test demonstrated a pattern of bilateral nasal hemianopia.
Ravid Ben-Avi   +2 more
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Evaluation of false positive and false negative errors in targeted next generation sequencing [PDF]

open access: yesGenome Biology
Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has become an indispensable diagnostic tool across various diseases. However, sequencing and analysis errors remain major barriers to clinical implementation.
Youngbeen Moon   +10 more
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Comparison between oil spill images and look-alikes: an evaluation of SAR-derived observations of the 2019 oil spill incident along Brazilian waters [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022
Three SAR-derived observations of dark surface patches along the Northeastern Brazilian coastline by the end of 2019 were misreported in the Brazilian media as oil spill-related.
CARLOS ALESSANDRE D. LENTINI   +5 more
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Effects of a false-positive result in newborn congenital hypothyroidism screening on parents in Guangxi, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundAs more than 500,000 neonates participate in newborn congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region each year, the overall number of false-positive (FP) cases has increased.
Si-Jing Tu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

High false-positive response in perimetry

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Background: In Humphrey visual field analyzer, the false-positive (FP) responses imply that the patient has pressed the response button despite no stimulus being seen at the time of response and FP rates >15% are flagged.
Tarannum Mansoori
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Health Monitoring Trustworthiness of Avionics Systems

open access: yesInternational Journal of Prognostics and Health Management, 2021
The article provides a methodology for assessing the trustworthiness of health monitoring the dismounted avionics systems with automated test equipment (ATE).
Vladimir Ulansky   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

False-Positive Radioiodine Uptake in Simple Ovarian Cyst in a DTC Patient: A Case Report

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2021
Abnormal radioildine uptake can be caused by various pelvic lesions in differentiated thyroid cancer patient. Here we presented an abnormal uptake in the left side of the pelvic cavity on postablative I-131 scintigraphy in a 51-year-old woman with ...
Tao Wu, Xuefeng Zhao, Huiqin Xu
doaj   +1 more source

The vagaries of IgM: a case report of EBV infection with concomitantly false-positive IgM for CMV, VZV, and HSV

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020
Background Serum IgM (immunoglobulin M) testing is commonly used to diagnose acute viral infections. However, most clinicians are unaware of the vagaries of IgM testing, including antigenic cross-reactivity between multiple viruses and risk misdiagnosis.
Raai Mahmood   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of 2-Hydroxyglutarate by 3.0-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Gliomas with Rare IDH Mutations: Making Sense of “False-Positive” Cases

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
We have previously published a study on the reliable detection of 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) in lower-grade gliomas by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
Manabu Natsumeda   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Newborn Screening with (C16 + C18:1)/C2 and C14/C3 for Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase II Deficiency throughout Japan Has Revealed C12/C0 as an Index of Higher Sensitivity and Specificity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) II deficiency is a long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorder. It manifests as (1) a lethal neonatal form, (2) a hypoglycemic form, or (3) a myopathic form.
Go Tajima   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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