Diagnosis of vertical root fractures by cone-beam computed tomography in root-filled teeth with confirmation by direct visualization: A systematic review and meta …

AR PradeepKumar, H Shemesh, MS Nivedhitha… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Introduction The purpose of this review was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of cone-
beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging in detecting vertical root fractures (VRFs) in …

Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19

T Struyf, JJ Deeks, J Dinnes… - Cochrane database …, 2022‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background COVID‐19 illness is highly variable, ranging from infection with no symptoms
through to pneumonia and life‐threatening consequences. Symptoms such as fever, cough …

A re‐examination of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) cutoff scores

N Carson, L Leach, KJ Murphy - International journal of geriatric …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; Nasreddine et al., 2005) is a
cognitive screening tool that aims to differentiate healthy cognitive aging from Mild Cognitive …

How to read articles that use machine learning: users' guides to the medical literature

Y Liu, PHC Chen, J Krause, L Peng - Jama, 2019‏ - jamanetwork.com
In recent years, many new clinical diagnostic tools have been developed using complicated
machine learning methods. Irrespective of how a diagnostic tool is derived, it must be …

Screening for depression in the general population with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D): a systematic review with meta-analysis

G Vilagut, CG Forero, G Barbaglia, J Alonso - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Objective We aimed to collect and meta-analyse the existing evidence regarding the
performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) for detecting …

Guidelines on the classification of foot ulcers in people with diabetes (IWGDF 2023 update)

M Monteiro‐Soares, EJ Hamilton… - Diabetes/Metabolism …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background This publication represents a scheduled update of the 2019 guidelines of the
International Working Group of the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) addressing the use of systems to …

Bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition assessment: reflections on accuracy, clinical utility, and standardisation

LC Ward - European journal of clinical nutrition, 2019‏ - nature.com
Bioelectrical impedance analysis is an extremely popular method for assessment of body
composition. Despite its wide-spread use over the past thirty years, its accuracy and clinical …

Global prevalence of celiac disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

P Singh, A Arora, TA Strand, DA Leffler… - Clinical …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Background & Aims Celiac disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Although
initially it was reported from countries with predominant Caucasian populations, it now has …

The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Downar, R Goldman, R Pinto, M Englesakis… - Cmaj, 2017‏ - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: The surprise question—“Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next
12 months?”—has been used to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from …

Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker for sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Wacker, A Prkno, FM Brunkhorst… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013‏ - thelancet.com
Background Procalcitonin is a promising marker for identification of bacterial infections. We
assessed the accuracy and clinical value of procalcitonin for diagnosis of sepsis in critically …