Sentence examples for limitations on sensitivity from inspiring English sources

In this context, the widely acknowledged limitations on sensitivity and specificity of a single Pap test would substantially limit clinical effectiveness (Baldwin et al, 2003).

Different methods complement each other and thus are expected to overcome their intrinsic limitations on sensitivity and resolution.

The in situ hybridization experiments confirm the limitations on sensitivity; all of the significantly enriched TU-tagged transcripts were exclusive to hair cells.

Each of the two detection methods used in the study has certain advantages, but also has limitations on sensitivity, and this motivated the complementary approach that we used.

Despite the limitations on sensitivity, in our hands the TU-tagging method was robust using undissected larvae, revealing 17 hitherto unknown cell type-specific transcripts in developing zebrafish hair cells.

At present, the Detection call algorithm of Affymetrix MAS 5.0 is the only one available for determining the absolute gene expression status, with limitations on both sensitivity and specificity to distinguish low-level expressed genes from nonexpressed genes (Liu et al. 2002).

The limitations on the sensitivity of the analysis are discussed.

However, limitations on functional sensitivity might be lowered with the use of robust non-invasive techniques such as MRI.

Certainly, eradication programs face several challenges that impair their progress even in developed countries, including limitations on the sensitivity and specificity of the routine diagnostic tests, large herd sizes, animal movements, and the presence of wildlife reservoirs [ 5].

The stoichiometric recognition, however, puts an intrinsic limitation on detection sensitivity, because one target molecule produces only one signal probe.

Although serology has some limitations, not only on sensitivity but also specificity and cross reactions, it is still the most widely used tool for large-scale epidemiological studies [ 6].