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PSC-DM: A Validated Clinical Diagnostic Model for Distinguishing Primary From Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

A diagnostic tool significantly improved non-experts' ability to distinguish one liver disease from another.

This validation study examined PSC-DM: A Validated Clinical Diagnostic Model for Distinguishing Primary From Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis. The PubMed abstract reports In an exploratory analysis, PSC-DM significantly improved non-expert diagnostic accuracy (943% versus 786%, p = 00023).

What the study was

Study design
Validation study
Population
Human participants or patients described in the abstract
Sample size
234
Category
Diagnostics
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver

Why it surfaced

Validation study with human evidence; score reflects novelty, clinical relevance, design quality, and population or unmet-need value under the v1.3 rubric.

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