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241. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2016 - Evi- dence is more limited and inconsistent regarding the accuracy of the clinical visual skin examination … Accuracy of Screening Tests A systematic review of 11 studies on the diagnostic accuracy of screen- ing … The indirect path- way of evidence (ie, examining the accuracy of screening; the link between visual … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy … A comparison of dermatologists’ and primary care physicians’ accuracy in diagnosing melanoma: a systematic

242. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 20, 2014 - Screening Tests Screening tests for suicide risk vary and have a wide range in accuracy. … The instruments showed a wide range in accuracy, but data were limited and no instruments were examined … The USPSTF noted that there was limited evidence on the accuracy of screening tools to identify suicide … In updating the 2004 recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed evidence on the accuracy and reliability of … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed 4 studies that evaluated the accuracy of screening

243. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - Evidence is more limited and inconsistent regarding the accuracy of the clinical visual skin examination … Accuracy of Screening Tests A systematic review of 11 studies on the diagnostic accuracy of screening … conclusions as to whether screening performed by any of the clinical specialties differed in diagnostic accuracy … The indirect pathway of evidence (ie, examining the accuracy of screening; link between visual skin examination … A comparison of dermatologists' and primary care physicians' accuracy in diagnosing melanoma: a systematic

244. Archived: Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary28/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
     October 22, 2013 - Purpose: To systematically review the diagnostic accuracy of brief cognitive screening instruments … Studies) for studies of diagnostic accuracy 32 . … Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. … Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ . 2006;174:469-76. … Diagnostic test accuracy may vary with prevalence: implications for evidence-based diagnosis.

245. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - screening strategies for identifying persons at increased risk; and focused evaluation of diagnostic accuracy … under the curve of 0.64 to 0.73.34-36 One study showed that age (younger than 22 years) alone had accuracy … Based on available dis- ease prevalence data and accuracy of risk assessment tools, the jama.com JAMA … to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy … versus clinician taken swab cultures for diagnosing gonorrhoea in women: single centre, diagnostic accuracy

246. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - The accuracy of diagnosis, the feasibility of screening and treatment in routine clinical practice, and … The accuracy of the MMSE depends upon a person’s age and educational level: using an arbitrary cut-point … hypertension are associated with an increased risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.9–11 Accuracy … population with 10% prevalence of dementia, may range from 15% to 72%.2 A drawback of MMSE is that its accuracy … Most important, few methodologically sound studies regarding the accuracy of these questionnaires in

247. Archived: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 20, 2016 - Scope of Review The USPSTF commissioned a systematic evidence review to examine the evidence on the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests HerpeSelect (Focus Diagnostics), the most widely available serologic test … No studies have examined the screening accuracy of serologic HSV tests in pregnant women. … Based on the natural history of HSV infection, its epidemiology, and the available evidence on the accuracy … recommendation. 25 The current recommendation is based on substantial new evidence on the limited accuracy

248. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - Additional characteristics of screening tools are discussed in the " Accuracy and Reliability of Screening … Further research is needed to determine the accuracy of peripheral bone density testing in comparison … proximal humerus.9 Sixteen percent of postmenopausal women have osteoporosis of the lumbar spine. 11 Accuracy … and Reliability of Screening Tests The USPSTF examined two components of screening: The accuracy … The accuracy of different bone density measurement techniques for identifying women at risk for fracture

249. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
     March 09, 2021 - Study Selection: English-language studies of screening with LDCT, accuracy of LDCT, risk prediction … Most articles assessed accuracy, harms, or effectiveness of surgery or stereotactic body radiotherapy … Accuracy of Screening Key Question 3a. … What is the accuracy of screening for lung cancer with LDCT? Key Question 3b. … Third, for accuracy, some included studies did not report accuracy metrics; rather, when sufficient data

250. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - We did not re-review the diagnostic accuracy of HCV antibody testing, which the 2004 USPSTF review found … A second investigator reviewed data for accuracy. … As detailed in our full report, noninvasive tests have fair to good accuracy for diagnosing fibrosis … and good to excellent accuracy for diagnosing cirrhosis compared with liver biopsy 26 . … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

251. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - What is the accuracy of ultrasonography to detect CAS? … On the basis of population-based stud- ies and the accuracy of ultrasonography, we estimate the actual … We found 2 systematic reviews on the accuracy of ultrasonography screening (key question 2); for CAS … We found 1 meta-analysis on the accuracy of MRA and 1 meta-analysis on the accuracy of CTA in detecting … Its reported accuracy is approximately 94% sensitive and 92% specific for CAS 60% to 99%.

252. Our Partners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2022 - As part of its efforts to make its work as transparent as possible and enhance the accuracy

253. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
     April 15, 2013 - Only studies reporting discriminatory accuracy were included. … Studies of Discriminatory Accuracy Most studies of risk models reported modest discriminatory accuracy … Overall, models that included breast density had the highest accuracy (c-statistic, 0.63 to 0.66) 90- … Diagnostic accuracy of the Gail model in the Black Women’s Health Study. Breast J . 2007;13:332-6. … Breast cancer risk prediction with a log-incidence model: evaluation of accuracy.

254. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Only studies reporting discriminatory accuracy were in- cluded. … Studies of Discriminatory Accuracy Most studies of risk models reported modest discrim- inatory accuracy … Overall, models that included breast density had the high- est accuracy (c-statistic, 0.63 to 0.66) ( … Diagnostic accuracy of the Gail model in the Black Women’s Health Study. Breast J. 2007; 13:332-6. … Breast cancer risk prediction with a log-incidence model: evaluation of accuracy.

255. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Two studies on screening accuracy for syphilis re- ported false-positive rates of less than 1%. … The USPSTF determined that for this update it was not necessary to review the accuracy of screening tests … The accuracy of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) screening tests … We did find 2 studies on the harms of screening that evaluated the accuracy of the RPR and VDRL syphilis … Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care syphilis test when used among preg- nant women in Bolivia.

256. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2016 - for ASD and subse- quent interventions are likely to be small based on evidence about the prevalence, accuracy … METHODS The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of brief, formal … Accuracy of Screening Tests Several screening tools for ASD are available, but the strongest and most … Another area of concern was why studies of test accuracy and the effectiveness of treatment were not … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

257. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - Key questions examine a chain of evidence about the accuracy and feasibility of screening children and … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? … Several good-quality studies of diagnostic accuracy evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of family … Family history questions are not standardized and have limited diagnostic accuracy. … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? 2e.

258. Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - To inform an updated recommen- dation, we reviewed the evidence on test accuracy and benefits and harms … For screening test accuracy and reliability (KQ2), studies assess- ing the TST using the Mantoux method … What is the accuracy and reliability of sequential screening strategies that include both TST and IGRA … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests Key Question 2. … What is the accuracy and reliability of the TST or IGRA (KQ2a) or sequential screening strategies (KQ2b

259. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - The accuracy of diagnosis, the feasibility of screening and treatment in routine clinical practice, and … The accuracy of the MMSE depends upon a person's age and educational level: using an arbitrary cut‐point … are associated with an increased risk of both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.[[9‐11]] Accuracy … percent prevalence of dementia, may range from 15 to 72 percent. 2 A drawback of MMSE is that its accuracy … Most importantly, few methodologically sound studies regarding the accuracy of these questionnaires in

260. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - The USPSTF reviewed the diagnostic accuracy of screening tools (including prescreening questionnaires … participants included former and current smokers, but many studies, including those that exam- ined the accuracy … The diagnostic accuracy of screening tools (including prescreening questionnaires and spirometry) was … not part of the previous systematic review but was evaluated in the current review.3,6 Accuracy of … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy