The study found that the new method had high precision, sensitivity, and specificity, and its diagnostic performance was comparable to the established assay. The use of hs-cTnI methods has allowed for faster diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), reducing t...
In many ways, the entire purpose of a radiological exam is to rule out suspected disease and help the attending physician make a definitive diagnosis and proceed with treatment. Radiologists typically only see images and part of the clinical picture. From a pure radiological perspective, it is no...
The negative predictive value of spiral computed tomography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients with nondiagnostic ventilation-perfusion scans Background: There is no noninvasive method to rule out pulmonary embolism when the clinical suspicion for pulmonary embolism is high. We did a ...
We have previously demonstrated the utility of a rule-in/rule-out strategy for myocardial infarction (MI) using glycemic biomarkers in combination with cardiac troponin in the emergency department (ED). Given that the cost of assessing patients with possible MI in the ED is increasing, we sought...
Results Acute myocardial infarction was the final diagnosis in 17% of patients. After applying the hs-cTnT algorithm developed in the derivation cohort to the validation cohort, 259 patients (60%) could be classified as “rule-out,” 76 patients (17%) as “rule-in,” and 101 patients (23...
Clinical diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection: a systematic review J Am Board Fam Med, 30 (3) (2017), pp. 308-319 Crossref View in Scopus Google Scholar 4 S. McGee Simplifying likelihood ratios J Gen Intern Med, 17 (8) (2002), pp. 646-649 ...
The use of hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT methods has allowed to progressively reduce the time to diagnosis of NSTEMI (Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) from 6-12 h to less than 3 h in patients admitted to Emergency Department (ED) [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. In ...
The study found that the new method had high precision, sensitivity, and specificity, and its diagnostic performance was comparable to the established assay. The use of hs-cTnI methods has allowed for faster diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), reducing the time to ...
Pediatric Thoracic Injury Rule out Criteria (pTIRC) in Diagnosis of Very Low Risk Children for Traumatic Intrathoracic Injuries; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study Introduction:The value of thoracic injury rule out criteria (TIRC) as a tool for decreasing the number of unnecessary chest radiographs in chil...
and PlGF 1-2-3 assays; c) compare test performance between low PlGF concentrations and sFlt-1: PlGF ratio in a cohort of women with suspected pre-eclampsia; d) assess PlGF 1-2-3 test concentration and sFlt-1: PlGF ratio threshold performance to confirm diagnosis of pre-eclampsia using a...