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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| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sensitivity and Specificity" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance - Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022-May 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 25; 73(16):365-371.
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Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2023 06 20; 329(23):2068-2085.
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Saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 serology using at-home collection kits returned via mail. Sci Rep. 2022 08 18; 12(1):14061.
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Estimating Cancer Screening Sensitivity and Specificity Using Healthcare Utilization Data: Defining the Accuracy Assessment Interval. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 08 02; 31(8):1517-1520.
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Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2021 09 14; 326(10):957-966.
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Accuracy of ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes to Identify COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 08; 36(8):2532-2535.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2021 05 18; 325(19):1998-2011.
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An Intervention to Tag Findings Suspicious for Lung Cancer on Chest Computed Tomography Has Good Sensitivity and Number Needed to Diagnose. Perm J. 2021 May 12; 25.
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Appropriate Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Dyspnea in Emergency Department or Inpatient Settings: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2021 07; 174(7):985-993.
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Development of a longitudinal two-biomarker algorithm for early detection of ovarian cancer in women with BRCA mutations. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 12; 159(3):804-810.