By using samples of known disease status, values such as sensitivity and specificity can be calculated that allow you to evaluate just that. An ideal test rarely overlooks the thing you are looking ...

Sensitivity and specificity of lung cancer screening were ... to detect by chest X-ray and have a longer preclinical phase, simple comparison of low-dose CT screening with chest X-ray screening ...

The test was developed in response to a global need for a quick, accurate, easy-to ... coinfections, sensitivity was 93.9% compared with 98.4% in HIV-negative patients (P=.02). Specificity was ...

Sensitivity, Specificity of Urinalysis for UTIs Assessed in Febrile Infants January 22, 2018 In all groups, specificity was 0.91 (95% CI, 0.90 to 0.91).