Preoperative Spino Cranial Angle Predicts Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Li Y, Cheng P, Zhang X, Cheng C

“…The spino cranial angle (SCA), a novel sagittal parameter reflecting head-to-cervical alignment, may be associated with ASD, yet its predictive value remains unclear.Methods: A total of 98 patients who underwent single-level ACDF with at least 24 months of follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Streamlining systematic reviews with large language models using prompt engineering and retrieval augmented generation by Fouad Trad, Ryan Yammine, Jana Charafeddine, Marlene Chakhtoura, Maya Rahme, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab

“…We evaluated performance using article exclusion rate (AER), false negative rate (FNR), specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). …”
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Evaluation of urine NGAL levels in brain death patients due to trauma: a prospective observational study by Dung Thai Pham, Bang Ngoc Dao, Huy Quang Nguyen, Dung Tien Nguyen, Duong Minh Vu

“…At 0 h, urine NGAL had excellent predictive value for AKI with area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.992 (95% CI 0.976–1.000, p < 0.001). …”
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Total Lesion Glycolysis (TLG) on 18F-FDG PET/CT as a Potential Predictor of Pathological Complete Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Retr... by Handan Tokmak, Nurhan Demir, Hazal Cansu Çulpan

“…This study investigates the predictive value of sequential 18F-FDG PET-CT parameters, focusing on Total Lesion Glycolysis (TLG), in predicting pCR after TNT. …”
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From fat to facts: the potential of adipokine and insulin dosing in obese feline patients by Laura Cernat, Sorana Daina, Adrian Macri

“…This review assesses the predictive value of adiponectin, leptin, and insulin in identifying diabetes risk in obese cats.…”
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Individual risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia progression in patients with chronic cervicitis by O. M. Bokach, A. V. Tishkov

“…The variables are «age», «number of sexual partners», «number of births», «Streptococcus pyogenese», and «smoking history». The predictive value of the discriminant function on available data is 0.97.…”
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Diagnostic performance of the 2019 ESC pre-test probability and Coronary Artery Disease consortium models in estimating obstructive coronary artery disease by Huy Truong Hoang, Dan Van Buu Do, Thao Le Phuong Nguyen, V. V. Maiskov, Z. D. Kobalava

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values were also analyzed.Results. Obstructive CAD was detected in 270 (73.8%) patients. …”
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Association of lung ultrasound score with 72-hour intubation needs in pneumonia patients presenting to the emergency department by Tanyaporn Nakornchai, Apichaya Monsomboon, Panrada Pathomkajonkul, Ronnapop Jaluspikultip, Rathachai Kaewlai, Nattakarn Praphruetkit, Tipa Chakorn, Sattha Riyapan, Usapan Surabenjawong, Wansiri Chaisirin, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot

“…The optimal cutoff value of 16 yielded a sensitivity of 88.9%, specificity of 69.4%, positive predictive value of 42.1%, and negative predictive value of 96.2%. …”
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Impact of Rosacea on Keratinocyte Skin Cancers: A Prospective Case-Control Study of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk by Asli Aksu, Aysenur Demir, Hatice Gunay, Pinar Ozdemir Cetinkaya, Birgul Ozkesici Kurt, Hazel Ezgi Kaya, Ilknur Altunay, Deniz Altınel

“…The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value for rosacea were 45.5%, 86%, 61.2% and 76.5%, respectively (AUC 0.658, 95% CI 0.604-0.711, P=0.000), while for ETR it was 44%, 86.5%, 60.7% and 76.5%, respectively (AUC 0.653, 95% CI 0.599-0.706, P=0.000). …”
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D-Dimer Combined with Fibrinogen Predicts the Risk of Venous Thrombosis in Fracture Patients by Chaohui Lin, Yifan Chen, Bin Chen, Ke Zheng, Xiongbiao Luo, Fengfei Lin

“…While D-dimer can successfully diagnose venous thrombosis due to its excellent negative predictive value (NPV), it cannot be used to detect venous thromboembolism (VTE) because of its low positive predictive value (PPV). …”
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Utility of positron emission tomography–computed tomography in the evaluation of fever of unknown origin in a resource-limited tropical nation by Sohini Das, Sowmya Sathyendra, Julie Hephzibah, Reka Karuppusami, Karthik Gunasekaran, Nylla Shanthly, Angel Miraclin, Ramya Iyadurai

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value of PET-CT scans were 76.9% (20/26), 33.3% (2/6), 83% (20/24), and 25% (2/8), respectively. …”
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Diagnostic value of multiple projection angle X-ray and CT 3D reconstruction for long-term unreduced posterior hip dislocation by Yansong Liu, Yongbo Ma, Zeming Liu, Xuzhuang Ding, Xiaowei Yao, Jiangqi Chang, Hao Li, Tao Wu

“…The diagnostic values of multiple projection angle X-ray and CT 3D reconstruction for long-term unreduced posterior hip dislocation were evaluated.ResultsFor aureole sign, 45.83% of patients (sensitivity = 45.83%, specificity = 81.52%, accuracy = 78.67%, Youden's index = 0.274, positive predictive value (PPV) = 17.74%, negative predictive value (NPV) = 94.54%, intraobserver consistency = 0.930, and interobserver consistency = 0.903) were diagnosed correctly. …”
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Exploring the relationship between NHHR and the degree of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes by Zhenkun Yang, Yuanjie Li, Mingjuan Yang, Yang Xu, Jia Yao, Kefan Wang, Yuxia Gao

“…Incorporating NHHR into the model for predicting severe coronary artery lesions (Model 1) increased the predictive value from 0.696 (95% CI: 0.674–0.717) to 0.703 (95% CI: 0.682–0.724). …”
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The relationship between serum IL⁃33，vWF，G⁃CSF and prognosis of acute massive hemorrhage patients with transfusion⁃related acute lung injury by DU Dan*，WEI Ge，WANG Lingxue，LIU Hongbin

“…Objective To explore the predictive value of serum interleukin⁃33（IL⁃33），von Willebrand factor（vWF），and granulocyte colony⁃stimulating factor（G⁃CSF）for the prognosis of acute massive hemorrhage patients withtransfusion⁃related acute lung injury（TRALI）. …”
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Prognostic correlation analysis of colorectal cancer patients based on monocyte to lymphocyte ratio and folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells and construction of a machi... by Siying Pan, Chi Lu, Chi Lu, Hongda Lu, Hongda Lu, Hongfeng Zhang

“…Three ML algorithms, namely, random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and logistic regression (LR), were utilized to construct the predictive models, and their performance metrics including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), precision, recall, F1 value, AUC, and calibration curve were compared.ResultsMLR, FR+ CTCs, and T stage independently predicted PFS (P&lt;0.05), both higher MLR and FR+CTCs levels indicating a significantly shorter PFS (P=0.004). …”
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Development and evaluation of a triplex real-time PCR assay for enhanced plague diagnostics in Madagascar. by Beza Ramasindrazana, Zoé A Rahalison, Philippe Gauthier, Guillain Mikaty, Zaina I Bodoarison, Lanto A Maminirina, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Mamy G Randriamanantsoa, Gilbert Kayoko, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Andriamiliharison J Rasamindrakotroka, Minoarisoa Rajerison

“…<h4>Results</h4>Using bacteriology technique as the reference standard, the triplex qPCR demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% (89-100%) and a specificity of 82%. The positive predictive value (PPV) was 73% and the negative predictive value (NPV) was 100% (91-100%). …”
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Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions: Surveillance system evaluation in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. by Richard Osei Buabeng, Paul Dsane-Aidoo, Yaw K Asamoah, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Yvonne Adu Boahen, George Tsey Sabblah, Delese Mimi Darko, Charles Noora Lwanga, Donne Kofi Ameme, Ernest Kenu

“…Fully completed case forms constituted 77.1% and the predictive value positive (PVP) was 20%. About 53% of ADRs were reported for female patients. …”
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Association between hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio and risk of prediabetes or diabetes: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2015–2023 by Huihui Sun, Jinzhi Yang, Li Ma, Yali wu

“…Subgroup analyses were performed to explore the predictive value of the ratio across different population subgroups. …”
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CT features predict tumour invasion of adrenal pheochromocytoma: a retrospective observational study by Sisi Zheng, Rongli Xie, Boke Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Mengsu Zeng, Yuan Ji, Mingliang Wang

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the predictive value of the CT features of adrenal pheochromocytoma (PCC) for invasive behaviour. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of rapid on-site evaluation in subtyping lung cancer via bronchoscopic biopsy by Shuang Yan, Hua Jiang, Li Gong, Lei Pan, Faguang Jin

“…ROSE showed high accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV) for distinguishing SCLC (95.32%, 87.50%, 97.30%, 96.86%, and 89.09%) and NSCLC (92.45%, 92.34%, 92.86%, 75.36%, and 98.09%). …”
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