Foundational Statistical Principles in Medical Research: Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Sensitivity, which denotes the proportion of subjects correctly given a positive assignment out of all subjects who are actually positive for the outcome, indicates how well a test can classify subjects who truly have the outcome of interest. Specificity,
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Negative predictive value of S100B in all types of traumatic brain injury in different aging groups [PDF]
BMC Emergency MedicinePurpose Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, and the optimization of diagnostic approaches continues to be a matter of considerable scientific debate.
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Poor ‘Real-Life’ Negative Predictive Value of Cross-Sectional Imaging in Obstructive Jaundice [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014 BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional imaging remains the first-line test for obstructive jaundice despite high miss rates for pancreatobiliary tumours. Improvements in resolution and slice thickness of spiral computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging ...
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World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2016 For vasodilator stress, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with at least 12-h caffeine abstinence is recommended, as it attenuates cardiovascular hyperemic response of adenosine and dipyridamole.
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Performance analysis of polymerase chain reaction in relation to rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kit (SD bio line malaria ag p.f (05fk50)) for malaria diagnosis [PDF]
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Reports, 2022 Malaria control and its elimination heavenly depend on successful and reliable diagnosis using recommended diagnostic techniques. These available techniques often have certain peculiarities and mode applications, thus making them have different levels of
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Utility of the Sydney system for reporting of lymph node cytology in a tertiary health care set up of north-eastern India [PDF]
World Cancer Research Journal, 2022 Objective: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a popular method for diagnosing lymphadenopathy. The Sydney system for lymph node cytology classification and reporting has been developed for unified reporting language among cytopathologists and ...
A. Baruah, G. Bhuyan
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 ObjectiveTo evaluate PCR assay sensitivity and specificity compared to that of microscopic agglutination test (MAT) for diagnosis of canine leptospirosis.
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Breast Fine needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytology Reporting using International Academy of Cytology Yokohama SystemTwo Year Retrospective Study in Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019 Introduction: The study is based on application of recently proposed International Academy of cytology (IAC) Yokohama system of Breast cytology. Aim: The main objectives of the study were to categorise the Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB ...
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The shock index( ratio of the pulse to systolic pressure) is a quicker and more objective assessment tool for assessing the risk of ...
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Mcdonald Diagnostic Criteria for Pediatric MS
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2012 Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto and other centers in Canada used serial clinical and MRI examinations performed over a minimum of 24 months to retrospectively evaluate the 2010 and 2005 McDonald criteria for the ...
J Gordon Millichap
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