Performance of The Truenat Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistance Assays in the Microscopy Centre: A Prospective Multicentre Diagnostic Accuracy Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Penn-Nicholson ◽  
Sivaramakrishnan N. Gomathi ◽  
César Ugarte-Gil ◽  
Abyot Meaza ◽  
Evelyn Lavu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Rifampicin Resistance ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy Study ◽  
Accuracy Study

Ultrasonographic 3D Evaluation in the Diagnosis of Bladder Endometriosis: A Prospective Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fabio Barra ◽  
Franco Alessandri ◽  
Carolina Scala ◽  
Simone Ferrero
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
3D Ultrasound ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy Study ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Deep Endometriosis ◽  
3D Reconstructions ◽  
Analysis Group ◽  
Bladder Endometriosis ◽  
Accuracy Study

<b><i>Objective:</i></b> The use of three-dimensional (3D) transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has been investigated for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis (DE). This study aimed to evaluate if 3D reconstructions improve the performance of TVS) in assessing the presence and characteristics of bladder endometriosis (BE). <b><i>Design:</i></b> This was a single-center comparative diagnostic accuracy study. <b><i>Participants/Materials, Setting, Methods:</i></b> Patients referred to our institution (Piazza della Vittoria 14 Srl, Genova, Italy) with clinical suspicion of DE were included. In case of surgery, women underwent systematic preoperative ultrasonographic imaging; an experienced sonographer performed a conventional TVS; another experienced sonographer, blinded to results of the previous exam, performed TVS, with the addition of 3D modality. The presence and characteristics of BE nodules were described in accord with International DE Analysis group consensus. Ultrasound data were compared with surgical and histological results. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Overall, BE was intraoperatively found in 34 out of 194 women who underwent surgery for DE (17.5%; 95% confidence interval: 12.8–23.5%). TVS without and with 3D reconstructions were able to detect endometriotic BE in 82.2% (<i>n</i> = 28/34) and 85.3% (<i>n</i> = 29/34) of the cases (<i>p</i> = 0.125). Both the exams similarly estimated the largest diameter of BE (<i>p</i> = 0.652) and the distance between the endometriotic nodule and the closest ureteral meatus (<i>p</i> = 0.341). However, TVS with 3D reconstructions was more precise in estimating the volume of BE (<i>p</i> = 0.031). In one case (2.9%), TVS without and with 3D reconstructions detected the infiltration of the intramural ureter, which was confirmed at surgery and required laparoscopic ureterovesical reimplantation. <b><i>Limitations:</i></b> The extensive experience of the gynecologists performing the ultrasonographic scans, the lack of prestudy power analysis, and the population selected, which may have been influenced by the position of the institution as a referral center specialized in the treatment of severe endometriosis, are limitations of the current study. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Our results demonstrated the high accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing BE. The addition of 3D reconstructions does not improve the performance of TVS in diagnosing the presence and characteristics of BE. However, the volume of BE may be more precisely assessed by 3D ultrasound.

scholarly journals Threshold for defining fever varies with age, especially in children: A multi‐site diagnostic accuracy study

Nursing Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kasbekar ◽  
Aftab Naz ◽  
Lorenzo Marcos ◽  
Yingjie Liu ◽  
Kristine Hendrickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy Study ◽  
Accuracy Study
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