Sensitivity and Specificity
"Sensitivity and Specificity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
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D012680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.872 E05.318.780.800 G17.800 N05.715.360.750.725 N05.715.360.780.700 N06.850.520.445.800 N06.850.520.830.872
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| 1994 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 1995 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 1996 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 1997 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 1998 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 1999 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| 2000 | 1 | 76 | 77 |
| 2001 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
| 2002 | 0 | 134 | 134 |
| 2003 | 0 | 137 | 137 |
| 2004 | 0 | 143 | 143 |
| 2005 | 0 | 149 | 149 |
| 2006 | 0 | 146 | 146 |
| 2007 | 0 | 158 | 158 |
| 2008 | 0 | 182 | 182 |
| 2009 | 0 | 149 | 149 |
| 2010 | 1 | 122 | 123 |
| 2011 | 1 | 147 | 148 |
| 2012 | 0 | 138 | 138 |
| 2013 | 0 | 123 | 123 |
| 2014 | 0 | 140 | 140 |
| 2015 | 0 | 132 | 132 |
| 2016 | 0 | 121 | 121 |
| 2017 | 0 | 108 | 108 |
| 2018 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| 2019 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| 2020 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| 2021 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sensitivity and Specificity" by people in Profiles.
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Estimating sojourn time and sensitivity of screening for ovarian cancer using a Bayesian framework. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Nov 01; 116(11):1798-1806.
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Comparison of multi-parallel quantitative real-time PCRs targeting different DNA regions and detecting soil-transmitted helminths in stool. Parasit Vectors. 2024 Sep 13; 17(1):390.
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A rigorous multi-laboratory study of known PDAC biomarkers identifies increased sensitivity and specificity over CA19-9 alone. Cancer Lett. 2024 Nov 01; 604:217245.
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Population-based screening strategies for biliary atresia in the newborn: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307837.
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Multiscale Optical Imaging Fusion for Cervical Precancer Diagnosis: Integrating Widefield Colposcopy and High-Resolution Endomicroscopy. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2024 Sep; 71(9):2547-2556.
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Diagnostic accuracy of carotid plaque magnetic resonance imaging compared to histopathology in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 128:110802.
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Analytical Validation of a Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) Promoter Mutation Assay. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Aug 13; 109(9):2269-2273.
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Detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma spp. by nucleic acid amplification test: Results of the first 5 years of the only international external quality assessment scheme. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Aug; 18(8):e0012404.
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ProsTAV, a clinically useful test in prostate cancer: an extension study. World J Urol. 2024 Jul 10; 42(1):395.
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MYB expression by immunohistochemistry is highly specific and sensitive for detection of solid variant of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast among all triple-negative breast cancers. Histopathology. 2024 Sep; 85(3):503-509.