The genetic sonogram: Comparing the use of likelihood ratios versus logistic regression coefficients for down syndrome screening

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 463-469

  Zhong, Yan ^a,b   Longman, Ryan ^a   Bradshaw, Rachael ^a   Odibo, Anthony O ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Genetic sonogram; Likelihood ratios; Logistic regression coefficients

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EFFICIENCY; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

AREA UNDER THE CURVES; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETIC SONOGRAM; LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; RECEIVER OPERATOR CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SCREENING EFFICIENCY;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79953309689     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.4.463     Document Type: Article

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