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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 ...
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Next-generation Cologuard demonstrates improved colorectal cancer sensitivity, specificity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Next-generation Cologuard exhibited improved colorectal cancer specificity and sensitivity compared with results ...
News Medical

Study assesses the sensitivity, specificity of rapid antigen tests and PCR tests for Omicron variant of COVID-19

A study led by Osaka University recently found that the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 when compared with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests was 0.63 ...
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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 ...
Business Wire

Universal DX Presents Data from Large, 1,000-patient, Multi-Cohort Study Proving 91% Sensitivity for Colorectal Cancer and 54% Sensitivity for Advanced Adenoma at 92% Specificity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Diagnostics (Universal DX), a bioinformatics and multi-omics company on a mission to transform cancer into a curable disease, today announced the results ...
Business Wire

Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Shows 100% Sensitivity and Specificity for Finding Residual or Recurrent Kidney Tumors

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is superior to contrast magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT), and offers 100% sensitivity and specificity, for finding ...
BMJ

2.14 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the proposed international consensus on-field visible signs of concussion in the ...

Objective To review the sensitivity and specificity of the proposed international consensus on-field visible signs of concussion in a cohort of National Rugby League (NRL) players. Design Prospective ...