This study examined the test performance of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) when used as a screening tool in the school setting. A total of 1003 children (mean age 6.2 years, SD = 0.4) were tested with pure-tone screening, tympanometry, and DPOAE assessment. Optimal DPOAE test performance was determined in comparison with pure-tone screening results using clinical decision ana...

OBJECTIVE Many new stool tests intended to detect neoplastic cells or cell products are developed at present for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. The aim of this study was to simulate a population-based screening setting to assess and compare the potential for early detection and prevention of CRC of screening based on stool tests with different sensitivity and specificity and of screening wi...

OBJECTIVE To review the test characteristics and the quality of evidence regarding available screening tests for the detection of amblyopia in preschool-aged children to help primary care practitioners select a screening strategy. DESIGN Systematic review of published studies. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE database was searched from 1966 through January 1999 using a broad and inclusive strategy....

E mergency physicians face numerous questions regarding proper management of patients and selection ofthe best laboratory test or imaging every day. Knowledge on screening performance characteristics of the diagnostic tools used in this department plays an important role in finding the answers to these questions. We assessed these characteristics in the previous parts of educational article ser...

INTRODUCTION Rapid diagnosis of traumatic intrathoracic injuries leads to improvement in patient management. This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic value of chest radiography (CXR) in comparison to chest computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosis of traumatic intrathoracic injuries. METHODS Participants of this prospective diagnostic accuracy study included multiple trauma patient...

s of papers and posters presented at the 2001 Pittsburgh Conference The following 80 abstracts form Part A of two issues of Journal of Automated Methods & Management in Chemistry devoted to abstracts of papers and posters presented this year at the 52nd Pittsburgh Conference, held from 4 to 9 March 2001 in New Orleans, LA, USA. The papers and posters covered a range of topics and techniques, ea...

In November, 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated recommendations for breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, based on updated review of the evidence, recommend against routine screening mammography for women aged 40-49 in the general population, call for biennial screening mammography in women aged 50-74, and state that the evidence is insufficient to recommend c...