Sentences with phrase «diagnostic value of»

You may be confusing her method with the Erica School which emphasizes the diagnostic value of Sandplay or Sandtray Therapy

A study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility, reliability and diagnostic value of the geriatric depression scale and its shorter versions for screening in general practice.

The diagnostic value of the 30 - item, 15 - item, 10 - item and four - item versions did not differ significantly, but the one - item version performed no better than chance.

Meta - Analysis to Determine the Diagnostic Value of 2 - 18Fluoro -2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography in Assessing Residual Tumors after Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Seminoma

Evaluation of the feasibility, reliability and diagnostic value of shortened versions of the geriatric depression scale

The Diagnostic Value of H Formula to Predict Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Infectious Diseases

The diagnostic value of a serum T3 determination is particularly weak during early thyroid failure because the «failing» thyroid tends to increase the relative synthesis and secretion of T3 versus T4.

They may be customized for individual students, enabling them to take fewer questions that are better geared to their level of performance, potentially increasing both the efficiency and the diagnostic value of the tests.

This article presents an analysis of the diagnostic value of nine different food sensitivity tests run concurrently on a healthy 33 — year - old female with a previous diagnosis of environmental allergies.

The diagnostic value of HLA - DQ2 or - DQ8 haplotypes to detect celiac disease in patients with inflammatory myopathy is limited.

Lying in the claustrophobic confines of the room - size magnetic doughnuts that make MRI possible can be stressful, but the diagnostic value of the resulting high - contrast pictures of the various soft tissues inside the body makes up for any angst.

Aanen et al., «Diagnostic value of the proton pump inhibitor test for gastro - oesophageal reflux disease in primary care.»

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«It essentially gives us a periodic table,» Ron DePinho, President of MD Anderson Cancer Center says, which has provided us with both diagnostic and therapeutic value as well as helped us design clinical trials to accelerate the development of new cancer drugs,».

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is exploring a sale or initial public offering of Ortho - Clinical Diagnostics Inc, a U.S. diagnostics company that could be valued at more than $ 7 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.

«ChipCare has the opportunity to bring real value to the diagnostics marketplace, especially for remote health settings,» said Charles E. Gale, Co-Manager of Puffin's General Partner.

As more religious persons seek mental health services it has become apparent that the relevance of religious background, participation, and values requires attention in the diagnostic and evaluative process.

Among 11 study participants for whom data from the oral food challenge were either inconclusive or not available, a diagnostic algorithm based on clinical history, the results of a skin - prick test, and the values for peanut - specific IgE were used to determine whether or not a participant should be considered to have peanut allergy (Fig.

Moser shares the concern, noted above, that the SCAT2 has not been adequately validated as a diagnostic tool, and says that she has «personally found it to be of limited value in her clinical practice.»

«Future studies with larger sample sizes combined with machine learning analysis may further aid the diagnostic and prognostic value of structural MRI.»

The authors discuss the relative value of diagnostic tests of the time and the decisions leading to the spine surgeries.

A pioneering program for diagnosing the genetic cause of rare developmental diseases in children has demonstrated the feasibility and value of introducing large - scale sequencing diagnostics into the NHS.

We also demonstrate that cutoff values above the lower limit of detection may not have the required diagnostic performance for clinical implementation,» the authors write.

After just two weeks, concentration of salt in the sweat had plummeted from around 100 millimolar — a typical value when the CFTR protein is dysfunctional — to about 50 to 60 millimolar, a bit higher than average but below the diagnostic bar for CF.

In order to most rapidly realize the value of genetics for human health, deCODE is currently partnering with life sciences companies to accelerate their target discovery, validation, and prioritization efforts, yielding improved patient stratification for clinical trials and essential companion diagnostics.

«This agreement is a part of deCODE's ongoing strategy to unleash the value of human genetics,» said Kari Stefansson, founder and CEO of deCODE, «our research platform allows us to understand the genetic basis of disease and modifiers of clinical phenotypes in actual patient populations; by doing so, we can rapidly move from targets to patient stratification and from there to companion diagnostics.»

Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks: a) deCODE's previously discovered at - risk variants may not be sufficiently informative to have diagnostic value; b) Illumina's BeadLab infrastructure may not support sufficiently the high sample throughput envisioned by the parties; c) Illumina may not manufacture HumanHap BeadChips in adequate quantity or quality; d) the companies may not see an increased customer base as a result of the collaboration, as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in deCODE's or Illumina's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The summit will go on for two days and focus on preventive care, including life style issues and the value of diagnostics and screening, as well as treatment for autonomous ageing.

Pine Island Glacier (PIG) in West Antarctica is a good example of the value of both prognostic and diagnostic modelling in understanding and predicting ice sheet behaviour.

A typical nuclear medicine procedure may impart a radiation dose to the patient comparable to about one to four years of natural background radiation depending on the type of study.1 As with X-rays, the value of diagnostic imaging is great and the risks are negligible compared to the health benefits of having the procedure.

Signatures of these processes in cancer genomes may explain cancer etiology, and hold diagnostic and prognostic value.

The advance could have immediate value as a diagnostic tool, replicating the exact genetic mutations found in the tumors of individual cancer patients.

So the initial period of change in symptoms (in regards to a brain infection) seems to be of little diagnostic value....

In addition, naturopathic doctors recognize the value of working closely with conventional and alternative medical providers and will make appropriate referrals for further diagnostic work - up, treatment support, or surgical intervention as indicated.

Like serum testing, saliva tests offer only a «snapshot» look at hormones that ebb and flow throughout a 24 - hour period, for which reason its diagnostic value for testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and aldosterone is compromised by rapid fluctuations in salivary concentrations of these steroids.

Countless patients with hypothyroid symptoms are dismissed because their lab values don't fit within the narrow diagnostic criteria established by standard thyroid panels; others are given prescriptions for thyroid hormone replacement, a blanket approach that fails to address the underlying causes of hypothyroidism.

The seven - question assessment is designed to evaluate financial compatibility and determines the ideal economic profile of a future mate by providing an accurate diagnostic about financial habits and values.

The typology includes logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which have underlying algorithms with a story wrapper that amounts to an algorithmic problem), rule - using problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault and eliminating a problem space), diagnosis - solution problems (characteristic of medical school and involving small groups understanding the problem, researching different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school and involving adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values and which may have no obvious solutions).

The Palmetto State Teachers Association questioned the value of the state's testing regimen, noting on its web site, «The current statewide tests do not provide immediate diagnostic information needed to improve student achievement or provide information to help teachers plan to meet the needs of each student.

The typology includes: logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which are algorithmic problems with a story wrapper), «rule - using» problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault, eliminating a problem space), «diagnosis - solution» problems (characteristic of medical school, which involve small groups understanding the problem, researching different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic - performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school, which involve adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values, and which may have no solutions).

The skills of computing, calculating, diagnostics, and basic legal work are losing their value in the United States.

The line between the value of formative assessment and diagnostic testing is blurred when there is pressure to ensure positive results for teacher evaluations, school grades, promotion, and graduation.

Merryl claims that the tests are diagnostic tools that are used to inform instruction and curriculum development, to which Diane responds about the inordinate numbers of hours students spend testing and how whatever formative value might come from such tests is grossly delayed whereas teachers do not receive results until well after their students have left their classrooms, which greatly limits formative potential.

After participating in and supporting the Strategic Data Project's human capital diagnostic process, Andy led the creation of value ‐ added ratings for all teachers in Charlotte ‐ Mecklenburg Schools.

In addition, we should have the capability to measure the value - added to each student's achievement on an annual basis, as a diagnostic measure of annual progress of the student and the effectiveness of educators.

Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, told Schools Week: «Any test that is used for accountability gradually loses its value as a diagnostic.

Our approach also offers diagnostic value because it separates out the influence of school and district course - timing policies from other factors that determine student achievement.

Moreover, the value of a multi-point inspection is evident on several fronts, including a battery check, windshield wiper inspection, vehicle diagnostics, fluid top - off, and more.

The lab churns out a variety of diagnostics, but its primary value is in the top 4 tests (they have 11 tests in total): Prenatal / PostnatalScan, Her2Scan, HemeScan, and ProstateScan.

First, it is possible for the cTLI value of a dog with EPI to be above the diagnostic cut - off value of 2.5 ug / L at any single sampling time based on natural fluctuations in the patient (if tested on repeated days the cTLI will not be exactly the same).

We can help pet owners appreciate the value of regular preventive care with the appropriate diagnostics and animal health care services.