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Use of diagnostic likelihood ratio of outcome to evaluate misclassification bias in the planning of database studies
BackgroundThe diagnostic likelihood ratio (DLR) and its utility are well-known in the field of medical diagnostic testing. However, its use has been...
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A likelihood ratio test for the homogeneity of between-study variance in network meta-analysis
BackgroundNetwork meta-analysis (NMA) is a statistical method used to combine results from several clinical trials and simultaneously compare...
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Algorithms and the Value of Likelihood Ratios
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) is now the recommended biomarker for diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, but proper...
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The Impact of Frailty and Deprivation on the Likelihood of Receiving Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty among People with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
BackgroundAmong people with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), increasing deprivation is associated with reduced likelihood of receiving hip and knee...
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Likelihood-of-harm/help of microsurgery compared to radiosurgery in large vestibular schwannoma
PurposeIt has been shown that in large vestibular schwannomas (VS), radiosurgery ( SRS ) is inferior with respect to tumor control compared to...
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A healthy balance: the ratio of social support-to-demands is associated with metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk for negative health events, decrements in quality of life, and greater health costs. The current...
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Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased likelihood of central nervous system demyelination in a case-control study of Australian adults
BackgroundConsumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has been linked to risk of chronic diseases, with scant evidence in relation to multiple...
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Clear cell likelihood score may improve diagnosis and management of renal masses
The detection of solid renal masses has increased over time due to incidental findings during imaging studies conducted for unrelated medical...
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The association between triglyceride-glucose index and the likelihood of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. population of older adults aged ≥ 60 years: a population-based study
BackgroundThe association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the likelihood of develo** cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general...
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Clear Cell Likelihood Score and selected MRI parameters in the characterization of indeterminate renal masses – a single-institution study
PurposeWe aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the clear cell likelihood score (ccLS) and value of other selected magnetic resonance imaging...
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A history of depression and prenatal depression are associated with a lower likelihood of breastfeeding initiation and maintenance, and more breastfeeding problems
PurposeThis study tests the hypotheses that lifetime history of depression, and prenatal depression, are associated with a reduced likelihood of...
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic efficacy of multiparametric MRI clear cell Likelihood Score in small solid renal masses and its predictive value for tumor grade
BackgroundThe detection of small renal masses has significantly increased due to the widespread use of cross-sectional imaging in recent years. Among...
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Hair Zinc and Chromium Levels Were Associated with a Reduced Likelihood of Age Related Cognitive Decline in Centenarians and Oldest-Old Adults
BackgroundCognitive function has inevitable decline with advancing age in nature, and age-related cognitive decline (ARCD) is of increasing concern...
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Early-life differences in the gut microbiota composition and functionality of infants at elevated likelihood of develo** autism spectrum disorder
Evidence from cross-sectional human studies, and preliminary microbial-based intervention studies, have implicated the microbiota-gut-brain axis in...
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Relationship between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThe present study aims to review the existing scientific literature on the role of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in diabetic...
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio: a Marker of Neuro-inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: a Meta-analysis and Systematic Review
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS. There is a growing need for a reliable marker for MS diagnosis and...
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Phantom and clinical evaluation of the Bayesian penalised likelihood reconstruction algorithm Q.Clear without PSF correction in amyloid PET images
PurposeBayesian penalised likelihood (BPL) reconstruction, which incorporates point-spread-function (PSF) correction, provides higher signal-to-noise...
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Impact of sex and socioeconomic status on the likelihood of surgery, hospitalization, and use of medications in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundInflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are associated with high healthcare utilization. This systematic review aimed to summarize what is known...
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Impact of [11C]methionine PET with Bayesian penalized likelihood reconstruction on glioma grades based on new WHO 2021 classification
ObjectiveThe uptake of [ 11 C]methionine in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging overlapped in earlier images of tumors. Bayesian penalized...
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Application of machine learning model in predicting the likelihood of blood transfusion after hip fracture surgery
ObjectiveAnemia is one of the common adverse reactions after hip fracture surgery. The traditional method to solve anemia is allogeneic transfusion....
