Lexicon for laboratories-scaling the Tower of Babel

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......test; and the test's analytic and diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Given the laboratory...between the terms "analytical" and "diagnostic sensitivity" and "specificity." They point...correlate in a direct manner with diagnostic sensitivity the percentage of persons with...

A Longitudinal Field Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Properties of a...

Journal of Dairy Science;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......this test under field conditions. Diagnostic sensitivity of the novel test proved to be...the novel test has a very high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity so that quarters...satisfactory because its overall diagnostic sensitivity for IMI by Staph. aureus is only...

Comparison of Anti Double Stranded DNA Antibody Tests Using the DiaSorin...

Clinical Chemistry;  June 1, 2006 ;     279 words ......random normal blood donor controls Results: Observed Diagnostic Sensitivity: Table I (top figures) LIAISON dsDNA = 35.7% (40 112...antibodies. Clinical correlation was excellent, as were diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.

Development of a Highly Sensitive and Specific Assay to Detect...

Journal of Dairy Science;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......per sample tested), the average diagnostic sensitivity reaches only 75% for single sampling...1998). Therefore, a satisfying diagnostic sensitivity is only achieved if 3 consecutive...clinical point of view, this limited diagnostic sensitivity is not sufficient because a negative...

(67)Ga scintigraphy in infection after colorectal surgery

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  August 1, 2002 ;     195 words ......interpretation was based on gallium uptake intensity alone, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the gallium scan were...was based on gallium-uptake intensity and pattern, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 94.4% and 96.9%, respectively...

The diagnostic role of radionuclide imaging in evaluation of patients with...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......cm). For norcholesterol imaging, diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were...tumor was 100%. For MIBG imaging, diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were...of tumor was 100%. For FDG PET, diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were...

Quantitative Analysis of Circulating Methylated DNA as a Biomarker for...

Clinical Chemistry;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......most widely used clinically. The diagnostic sensitivity of AFP for HCC is relatively low...as a model has demonstrated good diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for detecting placentally...healthy volunteers) to evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of this test. We...

Wrist arthroscopy without distraction: A technique to visualise...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......of position is required for fluoroscopy. In terms of diagnostic sensitivity, we found our technique matched that of conventional...We undertook this prospective study to compare the diagnostic sensitivity of the two techniques. Patients and Methods There were...

Pheochromocytoma oft mistaken for preeclampsia: testing for urinary...

Family Practice News;  January 15, 2006 ;     451 words ......were incorrectly diagnosed and 49% among those with a cardiovascular emergency. The biochemical test with the greatest diagnostic sensitivity In this population was urinary metanephrines, with a sensitivity of 98%; the lowest sensitivity was for plasma catecholamines...

Whole-body thyroid tumor ^sup 123^I scintigraphy

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......target-to-background ratio, known to have affected diagnostic sensitivity in all other diagnostic imaging...h, imaging time should improve diagnostic sensitivity. We also note the following technical...correction, which will compromise diagnostic sensitivity, particularly at later ...

Differential Expression of Melanocytic Markers in Myoid, Lipomatous, and...

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......been described as having excellent diagnostic sensitivity in cutaneous melanocytic lesions...been described to have excellent diagnostic sensitivity in cutaneous melanocytic lesions...melanocytic marker with excellent diagnostic sensitivity in cutaneous melanocytic lesions...

Diversa Awarded Grant from NIH for Antibody Optimization.

PR Newswire;  July 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......patented DirectEvolution(R) technologies to increase the diagnostic sensitivity and selectivity of these antibodies, which are currently...patented DirectEvolution technologies to increase the diagnostic sensitivity and selectivity antibodies, the receipt of the recommended...

The impact of positive pressure ventilation on the diagnosis of traumatic...

The American Surgeon;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......chest radiography (CXR) has been noted to have limited diagnostic sensitivity to detect acute diaphragmatic injury (ADI). A further...occurred and more generally what impact intubation had on diagnostic sensitivity of CXRs in the acute trauma setting. Methods The trauma...

Extraction/Chromatographic Testosterone RIA Can Be Used as the "Gold...

Clinical Chemistry;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......chromatographic RIAs are very different from direct immunoassay methods. The former method removes...there are major differences between direct immunoassay and extraction/ chromatography RIA...testosterone concentrations measured by direct immunoassay methods. It is also important ...

Is Supine Rest Necessary before Blood Sampling for Plasma Metanephrines?

Clinical Chemistry;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......pheochromocytoma decreased the diagnostic sensitivity from 99% to 96%. In patients without...Conclusions: To preserve high diagnostic sensitivity we recommend the use of upper reference...resulted in no or little change in diagnostic sensitivity (99% vs 99%) or specificity (87...