However, despite all these techniques, diagnosis may remain in doubt and clinical features should remain part of the diagnostic process.
A narrative review of recent peer-reviewed literature (published between 1995 and 2014) was performed using as the search terms: Intensive care medicine, Microbiological techniques, Clinical laboratory techniques, Diagnosis, and Rapid diagnosis, with no language restrictions.
The conference topics covered five aspects of thoracic oncology: innovation in surgical techniques, diagnosis and staging of early-stage lung cancer, minimally invasive surgery, multidisciplinary treatment in lung cancer, and progress in radiotherapy for lung cancer.
Hot topics including innovation in surgical techniques, diagnosis and staging of early-stage lung cancer, minimally invasive surgery, multidisciplinary treatment of lung cancer, and progress in radiotherapy for lung cancer were explored.
The reference technique for diagnosis of RBC membrane disorders is the osmotic gradient ektacytometry.
Conventional CBR is now considered as a suitable technique for diagnosis, prognosis and prescription in medicine.
The aim was to evaluate a semirigid endoscopic technique for diagnosis and management of sialolithiasis.
Moreover, computed tomography (CT) is widely accepted as the standard of reference technique for diagnosis of CD [1, 2, 3].
In summary, the SHRI appears to be an appealing technique for diagnosis and quantification of hepatic steatosis.
Nevertheless, the real value of this imaging technique for diagnosis and planning of orthodontic treatment remains uncertain [2 7].
