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Frequency and significance of Ras, Tert promoter, and Braf mutations in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules: A monocentric case series at a tertiary-level Endocrinology unit [PDF]

, 2017
PurposeThe management of thyroid nodules of indeterminate cytology is controversial. Our study aimed to establish the frequency and significance of H-,K-,N-RAS, TERT promoter, and BRAF gene mutations in thyroid nodes of indeterminate cytology and to ...
Barollo, Susi, Bertazza, Loris, CASAL IDE, Eric, Cavedon, Elisabetta, Censi, Simona, DE LAZZARI, Paola, Fassina, Ambrogio, Galuppini, Francesca, Iacobone, Maurizio, Mian, Caterina, Nacamulli, Davide, Pennelli, Gianmaria, Vianello, Federica, WATUTANTRIGE FERNANDO, Sara   +13 more
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Positive predictive value of ICD-10 codes for acute myocardial infarction in Japan: a validation study at a single center

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
BackgroundIn Japan, several large healthcare databases have become available for research since the early 2000’s. However, validation studies to examine the accuracy of these databases remain scarce.
T. Ando, Nobuhiro Ooba, M. Mochizuki, Daisuke Koide, Koichi Kimura, Sei Lee, S. Setoguchi, K. Kubota   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Test de activación de basófilos en el diagnóstico de alergia a medicamentos [PDF]

, 2003
In this paper we study the reliability of the basophil activation test (BAT) in the "in-vitro" diagnosis of allergy to betalactams and to metamizol, and the sensitivity and specificity of the technique are analyzed.
Caballero, M.R. (M.R.), Dieguez, I. (I.), Gamboa, P.M. (P. M.), Garcia, M.C. (M. C.), Sanz, M.L. (María Luisa)   +4 more
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Positive predictive value of infective endocarditis in the Danish National Patient Registry: a validation study

Epidemiology and Infection, 2018
The positive predictive value of an infective endocarditis diagnosis is approximately 80% in the Danish National Patient Registry. However, since infective endocarditis is a heterogeneous disease implying long-term intravenous treatment, we hypothesiszed
L. Østergaard, K. Adelborg, J. Sundbøll, L. Pedersen, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, M. Schmidt   +5 more
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Positive Predictive Value of a Health History Questionnaire [PDF]

Military Medicine, 2002
The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) is one of the nation's military universities, with the mission to educate and motivate cadets to be career Air Force officers. This diverse population arrives at the USAFA with varying immunization records and disease histories. Analyses of costs and benefits regarding immunization strategies rely on accurate data and
Bruce R, Burnham, Donald F, Thompson, William G, Jackson   +2 more
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Positive Predictive Value of Administrative Data for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Pediatrics, 2018
In this study, we assessed the predictive value of an algorithm to identify cases of NAS using administrative data. OBJECTIVES: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal withdrawal syndrome experienced by some infants with opioid exposure ...
F. Maalouf, W. Cooper, Shannon M. Stratton, J. Dudley, Jean Y. Ko, A. Banerji, S. Patrick   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Confidence Intervals and Sample Size to Compare the Predictive Values of Two Diagnostic Tests

Mathematics, 2021
A binary diagnostic test is a medical test that is applied to an individual in order to determine the presence or the absence of a certain disease and whose result can be positive or negative.
José Antonio Roldán-Nofuentes, Saad Bouh Regad   +1 more
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Predictive impact of rare genomic copy number variations in siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. [PDF]

, 2019
Identification of genetic biomarkers associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) could improve recurrence prediction for families with a child with ASD.
Brian, J, Bryson, SE, Buchanan, JA, D'Abate, L, Davies, RW, Dobkins, K, Howe, J, Landa, R, Leef, J, Messinger, D, Ozonoff, S, Scherer, SW, Smith, IM, Stone, WL, Tammimies, K, Thiruvahindrapuram, B, Walker, S, Warren, ZE, Wei, J, Young, G, Yuen, RKC, Zwaigenbaum, L   +21 more
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Positive Predictive Value of BI-RADS MR Imaging [PDF]

Radiology, 2012
To evaluate the positive predictive values (PPVs) of Breast Imaging and Reporting Data Systems (BI-RADS) assessment categories for breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to identify the BI-RADS MR imaging lesion features most predictive of cancer.This institutional review board-approved HIPAA-compliant prospective multicenter study was performed ...
Mary C, Mahoney, Constantine, Gatsonis, Lucy, Hanna, Wendy B, DeMartini, Constance, Lehman   +4 more
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Analysis of Predictive Values Based on Individual Risk Factors in Multi-Modality Trials

Diagnostics, 2013
The accuracy of diagnostic tests with binary end-points is most frequently measured by sensitivity and specificity. However, from the clinical perspective, the main purpose of a diagnostic agent is to assess the probability of a patient actually being ...
Katharina Lange, Edgar Brunner
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