The most common allegation among cardiovascular closed claims was diagnostic error, and the most prevalent diagnosis was coronary atherosclerosis.
In Piltdown, every single fossil was diagnostic of a species and they were all small, so they were all bits that would fit in someone's pocket, or trouser turnup or whatever.
Carcinoembryonic antigen was diagnostic only at the extreme values of its distribution (accuracy rate at a level up to 10 ng/mL: 69%, 95% confidence intervals: 60%-77%).
Bilateral ligation of the internal iliac arteries increased the risk of colon ischaemia (p<0.0001).Conclusions: pHi-monitoring was diagnostic for colon ischaemia.
Butadiene hydrogenation was diagnostic as to the surface state of Co9S8; samples showed either predominant 1 2-addition or 1 2-addition or hydrogen, interpreted as indicating the presence in the surface of single sites or pair/ensemble sites, respectively.
Abdominal CT was diagnostic for diverticulitis of the right transverse colon.
The criteria for determining if the image was diagnostic were based on identifying key anatomical landmarks to orient the expert.
In three of the patients in which measurements could be made, there was a high concentration of norepinephrine (NE) in the tumors that was diagnostic of a pheochromocytoma.
The reference standard for PTSD was Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis based upon structured clinical interview.
Additionally, the amplicon from N. fuckeliana was sequenced to validate the assumption that a band of 360 base pairs was diagnostic for the presence of N. fuckeliana.
Another aspect that I found intimidating was the fact that my primary interest was diagnostic pathology, whereas the faculty was strongly research oriented.
