Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is more accurate when performed by healthcare professionals compared to untrained parents: a diagnostic accuracy study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00586-022-07115-z
Abstract: Many countries ended their professional scoliosis screening due to ongoing controversies. Discontinuation resulted in a shift of screening responsibility from trained healthcare professionals to untrained parents. To compare the diagnostic accuracy of picture-based scoliosis screening… read more here.
Keywords: scoliosis; diagnostic accuracy; untrained parents; healthcare professionals ... See more keywords
The Use of Non-Invasive Imaging Techniques in the Diagnosis of Melanoma: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.019
Abstract: BACKGROUND Early detection of melanoma is crucial to improving the detection of thin curable melanomas. Non-invasive, computer-assisted methods have been developed to use at the bedside to aid in diagnoses but have not been compared… read more here.
Keywords: dermatology; diagnostic accuracy; non invasive; accuracy study ... See more keywords
Radiological diagnostic accuracy study comparing Lenke, Bridwell, BSF, and CT-HU fusion grading scales for minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion spine surgery and its correlation to clinical outcome
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019979
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Keywords: comparing lenke; fusion; radiological diagnostic; diagnostic accuracy ... See more keywords
Using ultrasound for screening scoliosis to reduce unnecessary radiographic radiation - a prospective diagnostic accuracy study on 442 schoolchildren.
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DOI: 10.3233/shti210445
Abstract: Scoliosis screening is important for timely initiation of brace treatment to mitigate curve progression in skeletally immature children. Scoliosis screening programs frequently include the protocol of referring children screened positive with Scoliometer and Moiré Topography… read more here.
Keywords: prospective diagnostic; radiation; scoliosis; diagnostic accuracy ... See more keywords
Understanding the Influence of Patient Factors on Accuracy and Decision-Making in a Diagnostic Accuracy Study with Multiple Raters—A Case Study from Dentistry
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031781
Abstract: In diagnostic accuracy studies, the test of interest is typically applied only once in each patient. This paper illustrates some possibilities that arise when diagnoses are carried out by a sufficiently large number of multiple… read more here.
Keywords: accuracy study; decision making; study; diagnostic accuracy ... See more keywords