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Using a smartphone as a tool to measure compensatory and anomalous head positions

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe a new method for measuring anomalous head positions by using a cell phone. Methods: The photo rotation feature of the iPhone® PHOTOS application was used. With the patient seated on a chair, a horizontal stripe was fixed on the wall in the background and a sagittal stripe...

The general movement assessment in non-European low- and middle-income countries

ABSTRACT Abnormal general movements are among the most reliable markers for cerebral palsy. General movements are part of the spontaneous motor repertoire and are present from early fetal life until the end of the first half year after term. In addition to its high sensitivity (98%) and specificity (91%)...

Confiabilidad, precisión o reproducibilidad de las mediciones. Métodos de valoración, utilidad y aplicaciones en la práctica clínica

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (6), 2018
Resumen En investigación, la confiabilidad (precisión, consistencia y reproducibilidad), corresponde a una propiedad psicométrica que dice relación con la ausencia de error de la medición; o del grado de consistencia y estabilidad de las puntuaciones obtenidas a lo largo de sucesivos procesos de med...

Predicting intraoperative pain in emergency endodontic patients: clinical study

Abstract This prospective observational study sought to investigate the incidence of intraoperative pain (IOP) among emergency endodontic patients and to construct an IOP prediction model that includes preoperative pain level (PPL). All patients who underwent emergency endodontic treatment at Gazi Univer...

Accuracy of visual and image-based ICDAS criteria compared with a micro-CT gold standard for caries detection on occlusal surfaces

Abstract The aim of this study was to check the in vitro accuracy of ICDAS criteria on digital images compared to visual examination for the diagnosis of occlusal caries against a micro-CT gold standard. ICDAS was scored in 40 extracted permanent molars by means of visual inspection and stereomicroscopic...

Reliability of light microscopy and a computer-assisted replica measurement technique for evaluating the fit of dental copings

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract The aim of this in vitro study was to assess the reliability of two measurement systems for evaluating the marginal and internal fit of dental copings. Material and Methods: Sixteen CAD/CAM titanium copings were produced for a prepared maxillary canine. To modify the CAD surface model using dif...

Volumetric reconstruction and determination of minimum crosssectional area of the pharynx in patients with cleft lip and palate: comparison between two different softwares

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of volumetric reconstruction of the pharynx by comparing the volume and minimum crosssectional area (mCSA) determined with open-source applications (ITK-Snap, www.itksnap.org ; SlicerCMF) and commercial software (Dolphin3D, 11.8, Dolph...

AMSTAR-2: herramienta de evaluación crítica de revisiones sistemáticas de estudios de intervenciones de salud
AMSTAR-2: critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews of healthcare interventions

El número de revisiones sistemáticas (RS) de estudios de intervenciones sanitarias publicadas ha aumentado rápidamente. Estos documentos de síntesis son ampliamente utilizados para la toma de decisiones clínicas y de políticas de salud, pero están sujetos a una serie de sesgos y es ...

Influence of visual field results in the glaucoma diagnosis

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (6), 2017
Abstract Objective: To determine the influence of visual field results in the diagnosis of glaucoma. Methods: A questionnaire with ophthalmologists was conducted where slides of a digital photograph of the optic disc and computerized visual field exam were presented.(Physicians were instructed to answe...

Anchoring bias in face-to-face Time-Trade-Off valuations of health states

Rev. salud pública; 19 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To test whether anchoring (a cognitive bias) occurs during face-to-face interviews to value health states by Time-Trade-Off. Methods 147 Colombian subjects (111 males, 36 females) valued five EQ-5D health states better than death during a face-to-face interview. Subjects were randoml...