Development and validation of a visual prediction model for severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Xiaoli Huang, Jia Xu, Xiaogang Hu, Juntao Yang, Menggang Liu

“…DCA and CIC curves showed that the model provided good predictive value.ConclusionSIG, CRP, PNI, and WBC represent promising early prognostic markers for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). …”
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Performance of chest X-ray with computer-aided detection powered by deep learning-based artificial intelligence for tuberculosis presumptive identification during case finding in t... by Nichel Marquez, Erwin John Carpio, Mary Rosary Santiago, Jeremiah Calderon, Ruth Orillaza-Chi, Shawnee Shaine Salanap, Lisa Stevens

“…Results Using a 0.5 abnormality threshold in analyzing 5740 individuals, the AI-CAD model showed high pseudo-sensitivity at 95.6% (95% CI, 95.1–96.1) but low pseudo-specificity at 28.1% (26.9–29.2) and positive predictive value (PPV) at 18.4% (16.4–20.4). The area under the operating characteristic curve was 0.820, whereas the area under the precision-recall curve was 0.489. …”
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Relationship between extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer and myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury by WANG Na，CHEN Changzheng，SHI Yankun，YANG Zhihua，FAN Jun，YANG Lixia

“…<b>Conclusion</b> The serum level of EMMPRIN is positively correlated with the degree of MIRI，and it has certain predictive value for the degree of MIRI. …”
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Gender-based differences of intraoperative transfusion during open surgery for descending thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms: a retrospective single-center cohort study by Jianfeng Gao, Ruxuan Wang, Fangda Li, Rong Zeng, Yuexin Chen, Yuehong Zheng

“…According to the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC), increased age (cutoff = 66 years, area under curve [AUC] = 0.81, P = 0.044) and longer procedure duration (cutoff = 245 min, AUC = 0.84, P = 0.021) were found to have significant predictive value for intraoperative transfusion in women. …”
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Serum miR-130a-3p and miR-326: Correlation with Airway Inflammation and Prognostic Implications in Pediatric Bronchial Asthma by Liu D, Liao F, Wang H

“…ROC curve was used to analyze the predictive value. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors.Results: Serum miR-130a-3p and miR-326 levels were negatively correlated with serum IL-4, TGF-β 1 and CKLF-1 levels (all P < 0.001), but positively correlated with serum IL-10 levels (r = 0.673 and 0.768; both P < 0.001). …”
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Prevalence of Detecting Unknown Cerebral Metastases in Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and its Potential Clinical Impact by Boom Kung, T Auyong, C Tong

“…Patients diagnosed with cerebral metastases by PET/CT were further analyzed via the electronic patient record system for relevant clinical and radiological findings. Positive predictive value of PET/CT for the diagnosis of cerebral metastases was calculated with reference to contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or contrast enhanced CT. …”
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The Utility of Synovial Fluid Interleukin-10 in Diagnosing Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zou Y, Yang Y, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhao C, Qin L, Hu N

“…Adding SF IL-10 to traditional models improved risk prediction for chronic PJI (net reclassification improvement [NRI]: 0.167 [0.023 ~ 0.312]; integrated discrimination improvement [IDI]: 0.160 [0.096 ~ 0.224]).Conclusion: Higher SF IL-10 levels were significantly associated with chronic PJI in revision surgery patients, and incorporating SF IL-10 into the traditional risk model enhanced its predictive value for chronic PJI in these patients.Keywords: periprosthetic infection, synovial fluid, interleukin-10, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate…”
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Evaluation of the parasympathetic tone activity (PTA) for posttraumatic pain assessment in awake dogs before orthopaedic surgery - A prospective non-randomised clinical study by Eva Martha Billau, Max Bernhard Hubertus Weniger, Kathrin Büttner, Sabine Tacke, Eva Saskia Müller

“…In the statistical evaluation, correlation between PTA value and pain scores, and the predictive value of the PTA value in determining whether the animal was classified as painful was investigated. …”
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Egyptian radiology practice guidelines: palpable breast masses by Samar El-Maadawy, Maha Helal, Rasha Kamal, Wahid Tantawy, Tarek El Diasty, Ragab Hany, Ekram Hamed, Mohamed Ihab Reda, Khaled Matrawy, Mohamed Fawzy, Wael Elshawaf, Rana Khaled, Hebatalla El Kassas

“…When a palpable mass is present, the negative predictive value of mammography with ultrasonography varies from 97.4 to 100%. …”
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Association of heart rate variability with preoperative acute insomnia in patients scheduled for elective surgery by Zhenqiao Zhao, Junchao Liang, Shujie Hou, Guojia Zhu, Ning Liu, Wei Hao, Zhijuan Xu

“…Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the combination of these variables had good predictive value for preoperative acute insomnia, with an area under the curve of 0.750.ConclusionPreoperative acute insomnia is a prevalent issue and is associated with an imbalance in the sympathetic/parasympathetic system. …”
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Multi-scale channel attention U-Net: a novel framework for automated gallbladder segmentation in medical imaging by Yiming Zhou, Xiaobo Wen, Xiaobo Wen, Kang Fu, Meina Li, Lin Sun, Xiao Hu

“…Our proposed MCAU-Net model was employed for gallbladder segmentation and its performance was evaluated using Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC), Jaccard Similarity Coefficient (JSC), Positive Predictive Value (PPV), Sensitivity (SE), Hausdorff Distance (HD), Relative Volume Difference (RVD), and Volumetric Overlap Error (VOE) metrics.ResultsOn the test set, MCAU-Net achieved DSC, JSC, PPV, SE, HD, RVD, and VOE values of 0.85 ± 0.22, 0.79 ± 0.23, 0.92 ± 0.14, 0.84 ± 0.23, 2.75 ± 0.98, 0.18 ± 0.48, and 0.22 ± 0.42, respectively. …”
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Metrnl/Meteorin-like/IL-41, a novel regulator of bone metabolism and disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis: based on multi-omics analysis by Zhuoqi Li, Zhuoqi Li, Tao Sun, Min Zhao, Liping Xia, Hui Shen

“…Correlation and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses assessed the diagnostic and predictive value of Metrnl. Mouse pre-osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were treated with recombinant Metrnl (0/10/50 ng/mL) during 28-day osteogenic differentiation. …”
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Developing and validating key performance indicators for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening programs: a literature review and Delphi survey by Arezoo Jabbari, Zhila Najafpour, Sima Ourang, Maria Cheraghi

“…Finally, the outcome dimension features 12 indicators: Screening Coverage, All-Cause Mortality Rate, Cause-Specific Mortality Rate, Invasive Cancer Detection Rate, Interval Cancer Rate, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Rate, Cancer Detection Rate, Polyp Detection Rate, Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBt) Positivity Rate, Adenoma Detection Rate, Positive Predictive Value for Cancer Detection (PPV), and Episode Sensitivity.ConclusionThis study identified a robust set of 30 key performance indicators (KPIs) for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening programs, with a high overall content validity index demonstrating strong expert consensus on their relevance and importance.…”
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miR-221-3p, arterial blood gas, and lung ultrasound: a multimodal approach for predicting neonatal respiratory distress syndrome outcomes by Meixin Liang, Tao Pan, Yanan Hou, Zhihua Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Jing Mo, Yang Zhang, Jinfeng Wen

“…The objective of this research was to assess the predictive value of combining the three factors on the prognosis of NRDS infants by analyzing miR-221-3p levels, arterial blood gas analysis parameters and lung ultrasound (LUS) scores in NRDS infants with good and poor prognosis. …”
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Trimester-specific thyroid function markers and gestational diabetes risk: evidence from a tertile-based cohort of euthyroid pregnancies by Erkan Sağlam, Serenat Eris Yalçın, Mustafa Raşit Özler, Bekır Siddik Yılmaz, Nuray Nerez

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate whether thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), and the fT3/fT4 ratio—measured during the first and second trimesters—are associated with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in euthyroid pregnant women. Their predictive value was evaluated using tertile-based logistic regression.Materials and Methods In this retrospective cohort study, 200 euthyroid pregnant women without thyroid disease or treatment history were included. …”
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Mechanisms of drug resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer by K. A. Aliev, E. Yu. Zyablitskaya, T. P. Makalish, L. E. Sorokina, E. R. Asanova

“…The presented results can serve as the basis for the creation of diagnostic algorithms that have predictive value regarding the effectiveness of NCT, and also to help identify new targets to justify the use of combined breast cancer treatments in the early stage.…”
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Long-term prognostic value of thyroid hormone levels in chronic critical illness patients by Zhaoxiang Li, Liang Wang, Jianling Shi, Weiying Han, Chengrui Zhu, Tingrui Zhang, Xiaochun Ma, Yingjian Liang

“…This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) for the prognosis of CCI patients, establish a predictive model for the prognosis of CCI patients, and evaluate the efficacy of the model to provide a theoretical basis for clinical intervention.Methods This was a prospective observational study in which patients ≥18 years old who met the CCI criteria were enrolled. …”
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Integral metabolic indices as markers of increased arterial stiffness in young and middle-aged individuals with hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors by V. I. Podzolkov, A. E. Bragina, N. A. Druzhinina, Yu. N. Rodionova, T. A. Safronova, R. A. Shikhmagomedov, K. K. Novikov

“…To study the relationship of integral metabolic indices with the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) and assess their predictive value for identifying increased levels of arterial stiffness in young and middle-aged people with hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors.Material and methods. …”
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Prognostic value of the lactate-to-albumin ratio in critically ill chronic heart failure patients with sepsis: insights from a retrospective cohort study by Junqi Gou, Chaohui Liu, Mingjian Lang, Fengyou Yao

“…The ROC curve analysis shows that LAR has a better predictive value for the prognosis of patients with CHF and sepsis compared to lactate and albumin. …”
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Applying text-mining to clinical notes: the identification of patient characteristics from electronic health records (EHRs) by Simone ten Hoope, Koen Welvaars, Kylian van Geijtenbeek, Mellanie Klok-Everaars, Sander van Schaik, Fatma Karapinar-Çarkit

“…The primary outcomes were recall, specificity, precision, negative predictive value (NPV) and F1-score. Results Performance of each patient characteristic was evaluated using a separate train/test dataset. …”
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