In addition to the usual descriptors for diagnostic tests, such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values, the quantity "efficiency" was used: the efficiency of a diagnostic test is its percentage of correct outcomes.
Usual evaluation tools for diagnostic tests such as, sensitivity/specificity and ROC analyses, are designed for the discrimination between two diagnostic categories, using dichotomous test results.
During the baseline survey, we asked participants about their usual and current care-seeking behavior for malaria: having ever had a blood test, usual diagnostic method, severity of illness the last time s/he had malaria, type of provider seen for the last suspected episode, the number of days waited before seeking care, source of their diagnosis, and their drug purchases.
Compared with integrated care, patients in the usual care group received more diagnostic tests and had more consultations for manual therapy, Cesar therapy, medical specialist, and psychological care.
This is the usual diagnostic target of non-invasive tests and thus served as a comparator for the detailed classifications.
ANT activities also include diagnostic tests conducted in the home setting; these include laboratory exams, ultrasonography exams, and radiological exams to increase the usual palliative care procedures.
Better diagnostic tests are needed.
The diagnostic tests on his leg will determine his fate.
Diagnostic tests in the initial stages of SARS are imperfect.
Often diagnostic tests require separating sounds from words.
