Background The depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a
widely used depression screening instrument in nonpsychiatric settings. The PHQ-9 can be …

Sperm DNA damage is prevalent among infertile men and is known to influence natural
reproduction. However, the impact of sperm DNA damage on assisted reproduction …

Background: Exosomal circular RNAs (circRNAs) in peripheral blood are considered as
emerging diagnostic biomarkers of cancers. Owing to the lack of sensitive and specific …

PURPOSE Mammography is not always available or feasible. The purpose of this systematic
review and meta-analysis is to assess the diagnostic performance of ultrasound as a primary …

Purpose: Microvascular invasion (MVI) is an important prognostic factor in patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the reported results of magnetic resonance …

Background: The brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is commonly used to screen for
depression with 10 often recommended as the cut-off score. We summarized the …

Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies differs from the usual meta-analysis of
therapeutic/interventional studies in that, it is required to simultaneously analyze a pair of …

By definition, an adrenal incidentaloma is an asymptomatic adrenal mass detected on
imaging not performed for suspected adrenal disease. In most cases, adrenal …

Context: Significant uncertainty remains surrounding the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic
features used to predict the malignant potential of thyroid nodules. Objective: The objective …

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