Sentence examples for specificity of this examination from inspiring English sources

1) To classify the appearance of thyroid nodules displayed on ultrasound elastography; 2) to explore the sensitivity and specificity of this examination for differentiating benign and malignant nodules, with histopathologic analysis as the reference standard; and 3) to evaluate its utility for avoiding unnecessary procedures.

NIRS can be acquired during dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) to accomplish image-guided spectroscopy of the enhancing regions, potentially increasing the diagnostic specificity of the examination and reducing the number of biopsies performed as a result of inconclusive MRI breast imaging studies.

As in other parts of the protocol recommendations, it is suggested to combine different fast imaging sequences to increase sensitivity and specificity of the examination [93].

If contrast medium administration is performed as a dynamic examination, the contrast medium enhancement curve can be reviewed and assessed for its enhancement pattern, further increasing the sensitivity and specificity of the examination [16].

Whilst some of the advances facilitate lesion detection, such as full field digital mammography (FFDM) and computer-aided detection (CAD), others are aimed more at lesion characterisation and increasing the specificity of the examination with regard to the diagnosis of breast cancer, for example in ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear medicine.

The specificity of this result was confirmed by examination of a more distal region containing a TCF binding motif conserved between human, chimpanzee and dog, for which no specific association of β-catenin was detected in either cell type.

As a first step, we evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of physical examination and questionnaire in a small number of patients.

The specificity of the clinical examination was high (95.8 %) thereby reducing unnecessary referrals for radiographic examination.

Although these tests may aid in the initial triage of acute neurological patients, they cannot match the sensitivity and specificity of an imaging examination, nor is there any clinical test available that can accurately differentiate ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke [22].

While a few studies have investigated the reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of the GALS examination [ 7, 15, 18, 19], we believe this to be the first study to investigate its use in primary care by comparing the results of the GALS exam between family physicians and rheumatologists.

Study Selection: All articles that discussed the sensitivity and specificity of the physical examination maneuvers were extracted.