The sensitivity and specificity of the OralCDx technique: Evaluation of 103 cases

Oral Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 824-828

  Scheifele, Christian ^a   Schmidt Westhausen, Andrea Maria ^a   Dietrich, Thomas ^a   Reichart, Peter A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Computer assisted diagnosis; Mouth neoplasms; Oral leukoplakia; Precancerous conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUSH BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPLAKIA; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ORAL BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4043164889     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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