Purpose: To assess nuchal translucency measurements that were performed as part of routine prenatal screening for Down syndrome. Methods: Collect ultrasound measurements of nuchal translucency and ...

While the noninvasive methods used different technologies to calculate flow, both were noninferior to the gold standard.

The Rasch measurement model has emerged as a pivotal tool in educational assessment by transforming ordinal performance data into interval-level measures. This probabilistic model facilitates the ...

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Although blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) play a central role in diabetes, the value of these measurements to assess cardiovascular risk has been unclear. Now, in a paper published in ...

Human body composition measurements such as fat and fat-free mass play a critical role in qualifying health and nutritional status, the impact of disease, and change due to nutritional, therapeutic, ...

The body mass index (BMI) isn’t a perfect measure for obesity. Convenience and routine are on its side — so health experts aren’t likely to stop using it any time soon — but its limitations have got ...

– Measurer Dear Measurer … “Measurement” has been defined and redefined enough times that there are those who use it to refer to any form of assessment. In my opinion, this has had two effects, ...