Diagnostic tests: how to estimate the positive predictive value. [PDF]
Neuro-Oncology Practice, 2015 Abstract When a patient receives a positive test result from a diagnostic test they assume they have the disease. However, the positive predictive value (PPV), ie the probability that they have the disease given a positive test result, is rarely equal to one.
Annette M Molinaro
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Mistake in Calculating the Positive Predictive Value.
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2013 Abstract Not ...
Süleyman Utku Uzun
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Positive predictive value of Dutch Elder Abuse Scale (ERASE): an early warning tool for elder abuse in the emergency department and geriatric outpatient setting [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Elder abuse (EA) is a worldwide problem with serious consequences for individuals and society. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of EA and positive predictive value (PPV) of the Dutch Elder Abuse Scale (ERASE), an early warning tool
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Positive predictive value metrics for multicancer detection tests. [PDF]
J Med ScreenIntroduction Multicancer detection (MCD) tests generally target selected cancer sites, but may also have some detection ability at other sites; they additionally typically give a predicted cancer signal origin (CSO) for positive tests. Positive predictive value (PPV) is a widely used metric assessing performance
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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 ...
Poornima V Kamatar +2 more
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The value of ultrasound in preoperative diagnosis of traumatic nerve injuries in forearm and hand. [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2020 OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to detect the role of ultrasound (US) in preoperative diagnosis of traumatic nerve injuries in the forearm and hand and correlation with operative findings.PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty patients (30) with thirty one (31 ...
mai khamis, Haitham Dawood, Mostafa Assy
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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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