Sensitivity and Specificity

"Sensitivity and Specificity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D012680
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.872 E05.318.780.800 G17.800 N05.715.360.750.725 N05.715.360.780.700 N06.850.520.445.800 N06.850.520.830.872
Concept/Terms	Sensitivity and Specificity Sensitivity and Specificity Specificity and Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity Specificity Specificity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sensitivity and Specificity".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Sensitivity and Specificity [E05.318.740.872]
Epidemiologic Research Design [E05.318.780]
Sensitivity and Specificity [E05.318.780.800]
Biological Sciences [G]
Mathematical Concepts [G17]
Sensitivity and Specificity [G17.800]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N05.715.360.750.725]
Epidemiologic Research Design [N05.715.360.780]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N05.715.360.780.700]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Research Design [N06.850.520.445]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N06.850.520.445.800]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N06.850.520.830.872]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sensitivity and Specificity".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sensitivity and Specificity".

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Bar chart showing 1094 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 63 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	18	18
1997	0	31	31
1998	0	33	33
1999	0	34	34
2000	0	26	26
2001	0	31	31
2002	0	52	52
2003	0	55	55
2004	0	63	63
2005	0	58	58
2006	0	52	52
2007	0	41	41
2008	0	60	60
2009	0	51	51
2010	0	40	40
2011	0	37	37
2012	0	49	49
2013	0	50	50
2014	0	52	52
2015	0	53	53
2016	0	47	47
2017	0	32	32
2018	0	36	36
2019	0	36	36
2020	0	16	16
2021	0	17	17
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	6	6
2024	6	6	12
2025	0	1	1

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Naghizadeh Kashani S, Vel I, Sadeghi Adl Z, Shahrampour S, Middleton D, Alizadeh M, Krisa L, Faro S, Tounekti S, Cohen-Adad J, Mohamed FB. Magnetization Transfer Ratio in the Typically Developing Pediatric Spinal Cord: Normative Data and Age Correlation. J Neuroimaging. 2025 Jan-Feb; 35(1):e70019.

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Chico S, Connolly S, Hossain J, Levenbrown Y. Accuracy of Point-Of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound Performed on Patients Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Shock. J Clin Ultrasound. 2025 Mar-Apr; 53(3):445-451.

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Siu Xiao T, Kuon Yeng Escalante CM, Tahmasebi A, Kono Y, Piscaglia F, Wilson SR, Medellin-Kowalewski A, Rodgers SK, Planz V, Kamaya A, Fetzer DT, Berzigotti A, Radu IP, Sidhu PS, Wessner CE, Bradigan K, Eisenbrey JR, Forsberg F, Lyshchik A. Combining CEUS and CT/MRI LI-RADS major imaging features: diagnostic accuracy for classification of indeterminate liver observations in patients at risk for HCC. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025 05; 50(5):2066-2077.

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Rajan J, Rosen R, Karasik D, Richter J, Cabrera C, D'Anza B, Rodriguez K, Rangarajan SV. A preliminary review of the utility of artificial intelligence to detect eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 02; 15(2):203-207.

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Farsi S, Gardner JR, King D, Sunde J, Moreno M, Vural E. Head and neck cancer surveillance: The value of computed tomography and clinical exam. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 45(6):104469.

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Kuon Yeng Escalante CM, Siu Xiao T, Nagaraj RU, Savsani E, Mohammed A, Li J, Lyshchik A, Liu JB, Wessner CE, Tahmasebi A, Soulen MC, Kono Y, Eisenbrey JR. Evaluation of the Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Nonradiation Treatment Response Assessment LI-RADS v2024 Using Data From a Multi-Center Transarterial Chemoembolization Study. Acad Radiol. 2024 12; 31(12):5078-5086.

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Arndt C, Huestis MA, Jarvis HC, Gray TR. Assessment of urine drug screen utility at autopsy to predict laboratory postmortem blood toxicology. J Forensic Sci. 2024 Sep; 69(5):1815-1825.

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Tarabichi S, Johnson RM, Quinlan ND, Dennis DA, Parvizi J, Jennings JM. Commercial Synovial Antigen Testing is Inferior to Traditional Culture for the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8 Suppl 1):S300-S304.e2.

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May LA, Costa J, Hossain J, Epelman M. The role of an abbreviated ultrasound in the evaluation of necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 05; 54(6):944-953.

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Tarabichi S, Lizcano JD, Abe EA, Goh GS, Baker CM, Parvizi J. Finding the Optimal Screening Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective Study. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8):1919-1925.e2.

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