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Routine Brain MRI Findings on the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: A Scoping Review

Diagnostics, 2023
Rationale and Objectives: Post-COVID condition (PCC) is associated with long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in PCC examines the brain metabolism, connectivity, and morphometry. Such techniques are not easily available in
Yuriy Vasilev, Ivan Blokhin, Anna Khoruzhaya, Maria Kodenko, Vasiliy Kolyshenkov, Olga Nanova, Yuliya Shumskaya, Olga Omelyanskaya, Anton Vladzymyrskyy, Roman Reshetnikov   +9 more
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The Insulation of HVDC Extruded Cable System Joints. Part 1: Review of Materials, Design and Testing Procedures [PDF]

, 2019
This position paper by the DEIS HVDC Cable Systems Technical Committee provides a review of existing diagnostic electrical and dielectric techniques for testing the insulation of polymeric extruded HVDC cable joints in the present Part 1. Here, the state
Castellon, J., Chen, G., Fothergill, J., Fu, M., Hozumi, N., Lee, J. H., Li, J., Marzinotto, M., Mauseth, F., Mazzanti, G., Morshuis, P., Reed, C., Troia, I., Tzimas, A., Wu, K.   +14 more
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Epidemiology and the agreement rate of serological tests in human brucellosis in North East of Iran [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Brucellosis still remains a major health problem with different symptoms and various diagnostic methods. Diagnostic methods of brucellosis are usually based on detecting specific antibodies in the patient’s serum.
Akhlaghi, M., Mohammadi, S., Sadeghian, A., Sadeghian, H., Saedi, S., Safdari, H.   +5 more
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Receiver operating characteristic curve: overview and practical use for clinicians [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022
Using diagnostic testing to determine the presence or absence of a disease is essential in clinical practice. In many cases, test results are obtained as continuous values and require a process of conversion and interpretation and into a dichotomous form
Francis Sahngun Nahm
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Validation and implementation of a diagnostic algorithm for DNA Detection of Bordetella pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B-holmesii in a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Barcelona, Spain [PDF]

, 2019
This study aimed to validate a comprehensive diagnostic protocolbased on real-time PCR for the rapid detection and identification ofBordetella per-tussis,Bordetella parapertussis, andBordetella holmesii, as well as its implementationin the diagnostic ...
Acosta Argueta, Lesly María, Godoy Garcia, Pere, Henares Bonilla, Desirée, Jané Checa, Mireia, Muñoz Almagro, Carmen, Valero Rello, Anna   +5 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pulmonary Contusion; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Ultrasonography is currently being used as one of the diagnostic modalities in various medical emergencies for screening of trauma patients.
Mostafa Hosseini, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Masoud Baikpour, Abbas Tafakhori, Hadi Asady, Mohammad Javad Haji Ghanbari, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Saeed Safari   +7 more
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Selective measurement of anti-tTG antibodies in coeliac disease and IgA deficiency : an alternative pathway [PDF]

, 2012
Objective To determine the ability of selective antibody testing to screen for coeliac disease in the presence of IgA deficiency and to define the sensitivity of a pathway using this method (Figure1).
Arasaradnam, Ramesh P., Harrison, Elizabeth, Liu, Kuo-Kang, Loft, Duncan, Nwokolo, Chuka U., Petchey, Michael   +5 more
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Screening Performance Characteristic of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pleural Effusion; a Meta-Analysis

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: The role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported.
Mahmoud Yousefifard, Masoud Baikpour, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Hadi Asady, Kavous Shahsavari Nia, Ali Moghadas Jafari, Mostafa Hosseini, Saeed Safari   +7 more
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Cost effectiveness of using Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) as an initial diagnostic investigation for patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of malignancy

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background There has been an increase in the numbers of patients presenting to primary care with suspected colorectal malignancy and subsequently an increase in demand for endoscopy.
CC Kearsey, C Graham, HS Lobb, J Chacko, R Weatherburn, PS Rooney   +5 more
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Evaluation of hemoglobin performance in the assessment of iron stores in feto-maternal pairs in a high-risk population: receiver operating characteristic curve analysis

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2015
Objective: By applying receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the objective of this study was to see whether hemoglobin levels reflect body iron stores in a group of pregnant women at term who, by using serum ferritin as the reference test ...
José Carlos Jaime-Pérez, Gisela García-Arellano, Nereida Méndez-Ramírez, Óscar González-Llano, David Gómez-Almaguer   +4 more
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