An ideal test rarely overlooks the thing you are looking for (i.e., it is sensitive) and rarely mistakes it for something else (i.e. it is specific). Therefore, when evaluating diagnostic tests, it is ...

When developing diagnostic tests or evaluating results, it is important to understand how reliable those tests and therefore the results you are obtaining are. By using samples of known disease status ...

Background: Sensitivity and specificity are characteristics of a diagnostic test and are not expected to change as the prevalence of the target condition changes. We sought to evaluate the association ...

Generally, however, a trade-off must be made between sensitivity and specificity. ... sensitivity of 15-67% has been reported at a specificity of >90% (Table 4).

The sensitivity and specificity of the PSA test at selected threshold PSA levels, after adjustment for verification bias, are shown in Table 2. The sensitivity and specificity for threshold values ...

The following is a summary of “Performance of classification criteria for spondyloarthritis: where do we stand in many Latin ...

Analytical sensitivity is defined and related to the limit of detection, and analytical specificity is defined and shown to depend on molecular proofreading steps, similar to those applied in ...

Sensitivity and specificity estimates were corrected for verification bias. ... Table 2 shows group-specific estimates of screening-test results with 95% confidence intervals.

Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity by the detection method according to histological type, smoking status and rank of screening; (a) low-dose CT group and (b) chest X-ray group.

Table 2 shows sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for the FFQ compared to overall use of any as well as of specific dietary supplements (multivitamins, vitamin C, E, ...