Sentence examples for main diagnostic modality from inspiring English sources

Because of these limitations, chest X-ray continues to be the main diagnostic modality for pneumonia despite its low sensitivity (43 78%) [4 8].

The toxin enzyme immunoassay remains the main diagnostic modality in most clinical settings [ 6] but is rather insensitive, necessitating the submission of at least two specimens to improve the diagnostic yield.

Discography is currently the main diagnostic modality for DLBP; however, its reliability is controversial because discographic results rely heavily on the reproduction of the patient's pain and the operator's judgment and is therefore largely influenced by subjective factors.

P-values of tests for comparison between the three main diagnostic modalities are shown in Table 2. CT was much less accurate in detection of lymphatic spread (Table 2).

Main diagnostic modalities for PTB were sputum/smear analyses (72.7 %), clinical-radiological data (21.7 %) and biopsy (6.1 %); while biopsy (71.5 %), sputum/fluid analysis (18.8 %) and clinical-radiological data (4.9 %) were used for confirming EPTB (p < 0.0019).

Ultrasound is the primary diagnostic modality.

CT and MRI are the primary diagnostic modalities for locoregional staging of HNSCC.

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) examination has replaced diagnostic peritoneal lavage as diagnostic modality in the primary survey.

While various imaging modalities can be applied to diagnosis of primary liver cancer, the main diagnostic test remains measurement of α-fetoprotein (AFP), the best accepted serum tumour marker for HCC, in addition to imaging (Oka et al, 1994; Curley et al, 1995; Trevisani et al, 2002).

Diagnostic modality used for confirmation of TB was different in two groups: For EPTB group, biopsy was the main mode (71.5 %) followed by sputum/smear analyses [18.8 %], for PTB group whereas sputum/smear analyses was the most frequent method (72.7 %) succeeded by clinical and radiological diagnosis (21.7 %) (p < 0.001).

For most physicians, selecting the appropriate diagnostic modality is difficult.