Cartridge-based nucleic amplification (CBNAAT)/GeneXpert test as a diagnostic modality for the detection of genital tuberculosis in women with infertility by Shaozae, Chavini K., Rai, Yogita, Jaiswal, Nishtha, Jais, Manoj B.

“…GeneXpert demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% (confidence interval (CI) 2.50–100.00%), a specificity of 99.5% (CI 97.23–99.99%), a positive predictive value (PPV) of 50% (CI 12.40–87.60%), and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% (CI 98.15–100.00%), with liquid culture as reference. …”
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The diagnostic value of endoscopic score based on acetic acid-enhanced narrow-band imaging for gastric intestinal metaplasia by Chen XU, Zhengyang LI, Haiyan WANG, Yuhao WANG, Xuanguang YE, Miao JIANG

“…ResultsThe sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of AA-NBI in detecting GIM were 96.3%, 91.6%, 94.5%, 95.0%, and 93.6%, respectively. …”
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25-hydroxyvitamin D as a predictor of reduced heart rate variability in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus by Tiantian Tang, Xinyu Sun, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Jiaojiao Li, Manjie Wang, Cancan Hui, Yuwei Cheng, Xiaoming Kong, Yan Sun

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the risk factors for decreased heart rate variability (HRV) in elderly diabetic patients and evaluate the predictive value of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D].MethodsA retrospective study was conducted, enrolling 101 elderly diabetic patients admitted to the Department of Geriatric Endocrinology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from 2023 to 2024. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE HEART RATE CONTROL IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY MONITORING OF THE DIGOXIN CONCENTRATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS by S. F. Zadvorev, A. A. Yakovlev, A. S. Pushkin, S. A. Rukavishnikova, A. E. Filippov, A. G. Obrezan

“…The role of this diagnostic tool seems to be limited to safety control and negative predictive value for efficacy (the lower concentration, the higher risk of inefficiency), whereas its positive predictive value in terms of efficacy seems contradictory. …”
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Prognostic value of the intubation difficulty scale in bariatric surgery by M. O. Maiorov, D. V. Federiakin, E. V. Belevskii, V. N. Silaev, S. I. Tokareva

“…The objective was to assess the predictive value of the risk scale for difficult intubation in obese patients.   …”
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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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Assessment of Emergency Department Intraocular Pressure and Visual Acuity Assessment as a Screening Exam by Bojikian KD, Leveque TK, McEvoy A, Hopkin B, Popovici N, Hopkin H, Howell G, Kim ME, Yu JT, Chen A, Ding L, Taravati P, Tarczy-Hornoch K, Feng S

“…A calculator user interface was created to report sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) with a range of user inputs for both the thresholds applied to ED measurements and the targets for detection for Ophthalmology IOP and VA.Results: Of 1463 visits, IOP and VA were recorded in at least 1 eye by the ED in 627 (42.8%) and 821 (56.1%) patients, respectively. …”
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Machine learning for cardio-oncology: predicting global longitudinal strain from conventional echocardiographic measurements in cancer patients by Tagayasu Anzai, Kenji Hirata, Ken Kato, Kohsuke Kudo

“…We assessed the models by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, Positive predictive value (PPV), Negative predictive value (NPV), and F1 score. …”
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Deep learning radiopathomics predicts targeted therapy sensitivity in EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma by Taotao Yang, Xianqi Wang, Yuan Jin, Xiaohong Yao, Zhiyuan Sun, Pinzhen Chen, Suyi Zhou, Wentao Zhu, Wei Chen

“…Model performances metrics, including area under the curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV), were used for evaluation. …”
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Reliability of differential time to positivity technique for diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infections: a retrospective analysis by Álvaro Irigoyen-von-Sierakowski, Marta Díaz-Navarro, Andrés Visedo, María Jesús Pérez-Granda, Pablo Martín-Rabadán, Patricia Muñoz, María Guembe

“…Therefore, the validity values of the DTTP technique for predicting C-RBSI were as follows: sensitivity, 50.0%; specificity, 71.8%; positive predictive value, 54.2%; and negative predictive value, 68.3%. …”
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A Deep Learning Segmentation Model for Detection of Active Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Sebastian Dinesen, Marianne G. Schou, Christoffer V. Hedegaard, Yousif Subhi, Thiusius R. Savarimuthu, Tunde Peto, Jakob K. H. Andersen, Jakob Grauslund

“…The DL system demonstrated a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 70% for annotation-assisted classification of active PDR. The negative predictive value was 94%, while the positive predictive value was 57%. …”
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Enhanced risk stratification scale for predicting death and non-fatal cardiovascular events in patients of the PROGNOZ IBS registry by S. N. Tolpygina, S. Yu. Martsevich, A. D. Deev

“…A multivariate statistical analysis of the predictive value of data obtained during primary hospitalization was carried out.Results. …”
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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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The Dynamics of Platelet Content in Patients with Diffuse Peritonitis as a Predictor of Disease Outcome by B. V. Sigua, P. A. Kotkov, S. V. Petrov, V. P. Zemlyanoy

“…At the same time, early detection of a downward trend in this parameter may have greater predictive value in predicting disease outcomes.   AIM OF STUDY. …”
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The accuracy of clinician predictions of survival in the Prognosis in Palliative care Study II (PiPS2): A prospective observational study. by Patrick C Stone, Christina Chu, Chris Todd, Jane Griffiths, Anastasia Kalpakidou, Vaughan Keeley, Rumana Z Omar, Victoria Vickerstaff

“…Although the positive predictive value of estimates of imminent death are relatively high, the sensitivity of such predictions is relatively low. …”
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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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The Prognostic Value of Troponin Levels Adjusted for Renal Function in Heart Failure – A Systematic Review by Breha Anca, Delcea Caterina, Ivanescu Andreea Cristina, Dan Gheorghe Andrei

“…High-sensitivity cardiac troponins T (hs-cTnT) and I (hs-cTnI) are important prognostic indicators in HF, though their predictive value can be affected by comorbidities, particularly renal dysfunction.…”
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EXERCISE TESTS IN CARDIOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. PART III by V. P. Voronina, N. V. Kiseleva, S. Yu. Martsevich

“…The third part of the review focuses on the prediction value of exercise test findings under ECG control in ischemic heart disease with stable angina. …”
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