Sentences with phrase «diagnostic purposes»

We support accountability and assessment measures when used to look at the entire growth of a child over the course of a year and uses standardized testing for diagnostic purposes only.

We will perform statistical analysis to produce a quantitative rules for early diagnostic purpose that are based on the detection parameters.

During the period covered by our data, however, these tests were used for informative and diagnostic purposes only (though they were publicly reported each year at the school level).

We also can execute fine need aspirates and true - cut biopsies for diagnostic purposes in addition to ultrasound and radiology.

Because pre-assessments serve diagnostic purposes, teachers normally don't grade the results.

«Our developed assay harnesses the power of modern sequencing for clinical diagnostics purposes and potentially better deployment of novel treatments in lymphoid cancers.

With colleagues from Huntington Memorial Hospital, using electrodes placed deep in the brain for unrelated diagnostic purposes, investigators recorded electrical activity of individual neurons and found a subset that were «emotion - selective» because their responses distinguished between happy and fearful faces.

Testing HbA1c is promoted by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for diabetes diagnostic purposes and glycemic control monitoring.

In most instances, endoscopy is performed for diagnostic purposes allowing visualization and sampling of abnormalities.

Sometimes the procedure is simply for diagnostic purposes such as collecting biopsy specimens and other times the procedure is used for treatment purposes, such as balloon dilation, stent placement or removal of a foreign object.

If it did that reliably, whether used as either a pass / fail test or for remedial diagnostic purposes, shelter dogs — about 75 % of them pit bulls ---- would not have killed more than 20 times as many Americans since it came into use in 1999 - 2000 than in the preceding 141 years.

Phlebotomists are skilled medical professionals who specialize in drawing blood for various medical and diagnostic purposes Job growth is projected to be 27 % between 2012 and 2022.

We also can perform fine needle aspirates and true - cut biopsies for diagnostic purposes in addition to ultrasound and radiology.

- the end of MCAS as a graduation requirement; - the redesign and streamlining of the existing test; - the use of MCAS for diagnostic purposes only; - review of MCAS and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks by professional education associations; - an independent review of MCAS for validity and reliability; and - a comprehensive assessment system for schools.

Radiology: We do provide radiological services on premises for diagnostic purposes in serious and critical cases.

HRS 302A - 442 (2000) states, «The department of health, within the funds available, shall be responsible for the related services of school health, mental health, psychological, and medical services for evaluation or diagnostic purposes, and, within the funds available, shall provide for those exceptional children who need these services and who attend public school in the State».

Many prenatal tests are for screening rather than diagnostic purposes.

Screener is not intended for diagnostic purposes.

Mothers who received radioactive material for treatment or diagnostic purposes.

Unfortunately for diagnostic purposes, this barrier has also made the brain's chemistry inaccessible to a convenient blood test.

The sensor can be used for diagnostic purposes, so it could possibly be helpful for discovering and even preventing diseases,» says Duncan Sutherland, research director for the study.

In the current paper, Bucur, Zhao and colleagues — including senior author Andrew Beck, MD, PhD, formerly of both BIDMC and Ludwig Cancer Research — optimized the technique for human clinical specimens and diagnostic purposes.

«But for diagnostic purposes it will be useful to know where your roots are.

«Our group, which includes more than 180 myeloma researchers worldwide, has updated the definition of multiple myeloma for diagnostic purposes to include validated biomarkers in addition to the current clinical symptoms used for diagnosis which include, elevated blood calcium levels, kidney failure, anemia and bone lesions,» said lead author S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D. a hematologist at Mayo Clinic.

He prefers that term to «experiments,» which might suggest electrodes had been implanted in Danny's brain primarily for research rather than diagnostic purposes.

Since then more than 100 of his epileptic patients with electrodes implanted in their brains for diagnostic purposes have volunteered as subjects for basic research.

It is also possible to refocus, realign and digitally process the image data obtained, in order to provide the doctor with the best possible results for diagnostic purposes.

No specific animal research protocol was drafted for this study, as only excess clinical samples were analyzed for diagnostic purposes.

Recent studies by Davidson Y et al. have confirmed the high specificity of Proteintech C9orf72 antibodies, highlighting their great value for research and diagnostic purposes.

They are not intended to be used for drug or diagnostic purposes nor are they intended for human use.

Here we discuss the peculiarities of the trafficking pathways of a variety of toxins, and how these may allow the toxins to be used as delivery vehicles for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

The technique could be further developed to be used in point of care devices, for instance for diagnostic purposes.

This technology is being investigated to map functionally essential motor areas for diagnostic purposes and for treatment planning.

With a diameter of 1 cm (0.4») or less, smaller units could enter the human body for imaging or diagnostic purposes, which is only slightly terrifying.

Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic glomerulonephritis (damage to area of kidneys that filters waste and fluids)-- more than 100 kidney biopsies are performed yearly for diagnostic purposes

Nearly two dozen physicians and researchers took a close scientific view of lung cancer progression for diagnostic purposes...

Colonoscopies may be fully covered by your plan if they are part of a checkup, but only partially covered if they are used for diagnostic purposes.

I decided to meet with a reproductive endocrinologist at a fertility clinic for diagnostic purposes.

It is important, first, to distinguish between assessment for diagnostic purposes and assessment as a mechanism of accountability.

He claims that «if they are not useful as predictors, they can't be used effectively for diagnostic purposes.»

Tests should be used only for diagnostic purposes, not to rank and rate students, teachers, or schools.

Observations can't be used for diagnostic purposes to improve teaching practice if all we can tell people is that they should be better across the board.