Refining the assessment of the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests, with applications to prostate cancer screening and non-small cell lung cancer staging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14968237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vance W Berger (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author), Lisa Semanick (Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 64-70 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892005000600013 |
| PMID | 16105328 |
| OpenAlex | W1965472027 |
| SciELO | S1020-49892005000600013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The standard definition of sensitivity is the number of true-positive tests divided by the total number of cancers, that is, P{positive finding | cancer}
Cancer · Cancer screening · Diagnostic test · Lung cancer · Medical physics · Prostate · Prostate cancer · Refining (metallurgy · AI in cancer detection · Chemistry · Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Statistical Methods and Inference · Internal Medicine · Oncology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |