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Lerut et al. looking at a group with both SCC and adenocarcinoma found CT/EUS was more sensitive but less specific than PET for loco-regional nodes (EUS/CT sensitivity 83%, specificity 45%, accuracy 69% vs 22%, 91% and 48% for PET).

In summary, we found that while PCR is more sensitive but less specific than HCII in detecting ASCUS/LSIL, HCII has higher sensitivity and specificity than PCR in detecting HSIL, in both screening and diagnostic settings.

Therefore, the polyclonal antisera can be used for CPV detection in the faeces of diarrhoeic dogs, which was found to be more rapid, sensitive, broad but less specific than the monoclonal antibody.

The match is more specific than template 3 but less specific than templates 4, 5 and 6.

A study showed that for prediction of local tumour progression of prostate cancer after high intensity focused ultrasound, dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging was more sensitive but less specific than the combination of T2-weighted and DW MR imaging [62].

P10 is more sensitive but less specific than P25.

Autoantibodies to P10 were more sensitive but less specific for RA than P25.

The distribution of prodrug 5 seemed to be higher, but less specific to tumors, than the distribution of prodrug 4, suggesting that the localization of 5 might not be primarily mediated by FR.

Diagnosis was best predicted by a combination of tLat and tFit, which was more sensitive but somewhat less specific than the combination of cLat and cAmp (sensitivity: 72 vs. 61, specificity: 87 vs. 92; YI: 0.60 vs. 0.53).

Thioflavin T also binds beta-sheet-rich structures but is less specific than Congo red [ 3].

Real time PCR (rt-PCR) formats using SYBR green detection of PCR products compensated some of the disadvantages connected to conventional PCR [ 11, 12], but are less specific than real-time PCR assays that include specific probes [ 13, 14].