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Sensor system showed high specificity, sensitivity for thrombectomy in ischemic stroke

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A system for mechanical thrombectomy treating ischemic stroke demonstrated a high level of sensitivity and ...
BMJ

2.21 The test-retest reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the SCAT-3 for sideline testing

Conclusions Symptoms, the SAC and the m-BESS have poor test-retest reliability. Symptoms have reasonable sensitivity and specificity for concussion but are subjective. The 3-word SAC and m-BESS are ...
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Blood-Based Test for CRC Screening Hits Sensitivity, Specificity Endpoints

WASHINGTON -- A blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) met its prespecified sensitivity and specificity endpoints, according to results from the PREEMPT CRC study. Using ...
Medscape

Sensitivity and Specificity: Twin Goals of Proteomics Assays

Financial support for this work was provided by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Grant Number BB/1013245/1. The author has no other relevant affiliations or ...
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Improving the Sensitivity-Specificity Balance of Human Papillomavirus Testing on Self- and Clinician-Collected Samples in South Africa

Women living with and without HIV, age 30-65 years, were recruited in South Africa. Self-collected vaginal samples and clinician-collected cervical samples were tested with Xpert HPV, an assay that ...