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Statistical Analysis and Interpretation of Prenatal Diagnostic Imaging Studies, Part 1
Author(s) -
Goetzinger Katherine R.,
Odibo Anthony O.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2011.30.8.1121
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal diagnosis , interpretation (philosophy) , diagnostic test , medical physics , screening test , test (biology) , prenatal screening , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , fetus , paleontology , genetics , computer science , biology , programming language
Screening and diagnostic testing play fundamental roles in all fields of clinical medicine, with obstetric imaging and prenatal diagnosis being no exceptions. With advances in maternal serum screening and ultrasound technology, much research effort in the field of pre‐natal diagnosis has actually been dedicated to the development and refinement of screening tests for fetal aneuploidy and other congenital disorders. This article aims to review the differences between screening and diagnostic tests, describe the accepted criteria for an efficient screening test, and provide an overview of the calculation and interpretation of test performance characteristics in relation to prenatal imaging studies.