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]

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Bar chart showing 927 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 66 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	18	18
1997	0	11	11
1998	0	26	26
1999	0	14	14
2000	0	16	16
2001	0	22	22
2002	0	30	30
2003	0	40	40
2004	0	33	33
2005	0	46	46
2006	0	38	38
2007	0	38	38
2008	0	50	50
2009	0	38	38
2010	0	41	41
2011	0	39	39
2012	0	66	66
2013	0	41	41
2014	0	47	47
2015	0	36	36
2016	0	44	44
2017	0	28	28
2018	0	36	36
2019	0	24	24
2020	0	32	32
2021	0	26	26
2022	0	11	11
2023	0	6	6
2024	2	9	11
2025	0	14	14
2026	0	5	5

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Boudreaux ED, Lee HS, Larkin C, Davis-Martin R, Beiser DG, Gibbons R. Risk Rulers for Rapid Screening and Detection of Suicide Risk in Acute Care. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2026 Jun; 56(3):e70112.

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Lazareva M, Renemane L, Vinogradova VV, Cipare S, Rubene-Kesele L, Kise L, Byatt N, Rancans E. Postpartum Depression Screening in Latvia: Validation and Optimal Cut-Off of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Medicina (Kaunas). 2026 Apr 01; 62(4).

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Barger B, Pigott TD, Sheldrick RC, Campbell J, Gonzalez Laca A, Starnes J, Davis B, Waford R, Olmstead J. Estimating the impact of missed cases on the accuracy of autism screening tools. Psychol Assess. 2026 Jun-Jul; 38(6-7):487-502.

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Pfefferle S, N?rz D, Giersch K, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Pfl?ger LS, L?tgehetmann M. Refined fully automated RT-qPCR assay for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B, and RSV with target optimization for improved variant resilience. J Clin Virol. 2026 Apr; 183:105924.

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Panajotov J, Giersch K, Pfl?ger LS, N?rz D, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Kaiser M, Pischke S, Ulrich RG, Pfefferle S, Schulze Zur Wisch J, Corman VM, Aepfelbacher M, Johne R, L?tgehetmann M. Development of a Fully Automated, High-Throughput Molecular Assay for Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Routine Diagnostics. J Med Virol. 2026 Feb; 98(2):e70824.

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Sorin V, Korfiatis P, Langer SG, Hahn LD, Bratt AK, Cook CJ, Sobek JD, Butler CL, Wald C, Erickson BJ, Collins JD. Factors Impacting the Performance of Deep Learning Detection of Pulmonary Emboli. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 06; 23(6):965-972.

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Wiener D, Seth MD, Mandara CI, Madebe RA, Popkin-Hall ZR, Giesbrecht D, Bakari C, Lyimo B, Pereus D, Francis F, Mbwambo D, Aaron S, Lusasi A, Lazaro S, Sheahan TP, Parr JB, Bailey JA, Ishengoma DS, Juliano JJ. Varying Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Accuracy by Regional Transmission Level and Demographics in Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 Feb 04; 114(2):287-291.

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Hale JE, O'Sullivan BP, Parad RB, Dorkin HL, Kremer TM, Vehse NW, Yonker LM, Sawicki GS, Counihan AM, Gerstel-Thompson J, Kumar B, Comeau AM. Expansion of variant panels in newborn screening algorithms to identify cystic fibrosis: A retrospective analysis of 25 years of genotypes and implications on diagnosis. Genet Med. 2026 Jan; 28(1):101629.

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DiGirolamo GJ, Kakouros N, Sorcini F, Sorcini SP, Dupell J, Sands EK, Rosen MP. Non-conscious detection of ST-segment elevation during physician ECG interpretation. J Electrocardiol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 93:154148.

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Giannitto C, Ammirabile A, Carnicelli G, Lofino L, Costantino A, Natali F, Esposito AA, De Virgilio A, Casto AL, Savini G, Ugga L, Mercante G, Politi LS, Connor S. Impact of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters on Diagnostic Accuracy for Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2026 Mar; 63(3):733-747.

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