An efficient and reliable method for measuring cerebral lateralization during speech with functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound by Bishop, D, Watt, H, Papadatou-Pastou, M

“…The gold standard method for measuring cerebral lateralization, the Wada technique, is too invasive for routine research use. …”

Latest maintenance data on lithium in bipolar disorder. by Goodwin, G, Geddes, J

“…Although lithium is generally considered to be the gold standard for maintenance therapy in bipolar disorder, evidence of its efficacy has rested on only a small number of adequately designed studies. …”

Magnetic resonance techniques for imaging white matter by Sampaio-Baptista, C, Diosi, K, Johansen-Berg, H

“…However, MRI has low spatial resolution compared to gold standard cellular techniques and MRI measures are sensitive to a number of tissue properties resulting in a lack of specificity.…”

SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS by Martins, E, Chapman, R

“…The neutrophil antigen remains unknown. The gold standard for diagnosis remains endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. …”

High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger. by Borel, T, Rose, A, Guillerm, M, Sidikou, F, Gerstl, S, Djibo, A, Nathan, N, Chanteau, S, Guerin, P

“…During a randomised clinical trial conducted during an epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A in Niger in 2003, the sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex latex agglutination test for this serogroup under optimal field conditions were assessed, using culture and/or PCR as the gold standard. Results from 484 samples showed a sensitivity of 88% (95% CI 85-91%) and a specificity of 93% (95% CI 90-95%). …”

Ovarian tissue characterization in ultrasound: A Review by Acharya, U.R., Molinari, F., Sree, S.V., Swapna, G., Saba, L., Guerriero, S., Suri, J.S.

“…Computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) systems of high accuracy are being developed as an initial test for ovarian tumor classification instead of biopsy, which is the current gold standard diagnostic test. We also discuss different aspects of developing a reliable CAD system for the automated classification of ovarian cancer into benign and malignant types. …”

Laboratory diagnostics in COVID-19: what we know so far by Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Mahayidin, Hasni, Dahari, Zuraihan, Ibrahim, Rosni

“…RT-PCR remains the gold standard in COVID-19 testing. However, as the pandemic continues, there is need for rapid and point of care tests (POCT) for mass screening and rapid decision making. …”
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Knowledge integration improves flood disaster management: a case study of Kemaman by Zakaria, Nor Hidayati, Ahmad, Mohammad Nazir, Mohd Noor, Mohd Saiful Anuar, Ahmad, Mazida

“…The Kemaman District was announced to be the first district who had achieved a Gold Standard for flood disaster management practices. …”
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Identification of clinical characteristics of large patient cohorts through analysis of free text physician notes by Turchin, Alexander

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Three-dimensional electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds to fabricate in vitro model for liver diseases by Das, Prativa

“…The initial findings suggested that collagen-I modified 3D wet electrospun scaffolds were superior compared to both fibronectin modified scaffold and gold standard sandwich culture in maintaining functions of primary human hepatocytes in vitro. …”
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A chest patch for continuous vital sign monitoring: clinical validation study during movement and controlled hypoxia by Morgado Areia, C, Santos, M, Vollam, S, Pimentel, M, Young, L, Roman, C, Ede, J, Piper, P, King, E, Gustafson, O, Harford, M, Shah, A, Tarassenko, L, Watkinson, P

“…The primary outcome measure was accuracy, defined as the mean absolute error (MAE) of the VitalPatch estimates when compared with HR and RR gold standards (3-lead electrocardiography and capnography, respectively). …”

Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Using Conventional Culture Methods and Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique by Kammon, Abdoal Wahab M. M. Masud

“…DIASALM and BPLS agar were comparatively evaluated against XLT4 agar as the "gold standard" using Kappa statistic to determine the level of agreement between them. …”
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In vitro comparison of early occlusal enamel caries detection and remineralisation using ICDAS II and diagnodent pen in permanent posterior teeth by Rashid, Mohammed Fadhil

“…The sensitivity and specificity of ICDAS II and DDPen to detect remineralization was calculated and a comparison with the gold standard histological examination was also performed. …”
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An intelligence diagnostic tool for the diagnostic of hypertension by Soh, Desmond Chuang Kiat

“…The 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the current gold standard for detection and diagnostic for HPY. …”
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Attention-based histological image analysis by Wang, Jerome Jie Rui

“…Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) stains represent the gold standard for medical diagnosis (NCI, n.d.). However, H&E-based cancer diagnosis is heavily dependent on the visual judgement of pathologists, which constitutes both a bottleneck and a potential risk – that expert judgement will vary across pathologists (NHE, 2016). …”
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A 3D injectable and enzymatic responsive hydrogel-bioceramic system for bone tissue engineering by Chun, Yong Yao

“…Autologous bone graft is the current gold standard to treat bone defects caused by trauma, tumour and pathological fracture. …”
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Human gait symmetry & coordination assessment during treadmill walking using wearable Ultra-Wideband sensor network by Lim, Ernest Yi Cheng

“…Optical motion capture camera system will be used as the reference system and the gold standard. The UWB wireless sensor network was found to be able to perform coordination assessment and tracking of 3D trajectory during a human gait cycle. …”
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PENYUSUNAN THYROID DYSFUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE (TDQ) BERBASIS BIOPSIKOSOSIAL UNTUK SKRINING HIPOTIROID DAN HIPERTIROID PADA WANITA USIA PRODUKTIF DI DAERAH ENDEMIS DEFISIENSI YODIUM by , MUTALAZIMAH, , Prof. dr. Budi Mulyono, Sp.PK(K), MM.

“…Various syndromes covered in the biopsychosocial aspects, in hypothyroid and hyperthyroid, can be used as a basis for developing instrument as an alternative screening method that should be qualified, not only more comprehensive and accepted reliability, but also had to proven for diagnostic tests, the diagnostic value was not differentwith the gold standard, comfort for the patient, easier and simple (user friendly), cheaper and can be diagnosed at an earlier stage. …”

Two cases of congenital vallecular cyst: a reminder of the potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction in infants by Abd. Aziz, Azian, Abdullah, Ahmad Fadzil, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee

“…Direct laryngoscopy is accepted as the gold standard for diagnostic purposes, and marsupialisation of the cyst is the preferred treatment. …”
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Chondrocyte apoptosis: a cause or consequence of osteoarthritis? by Zamli, Zaitunnatakhin, Sharif, Mohammed

“…There are also some methodological difficulties in detecting the specific form of cell death in articular cartilage. Current ‘gold standard’ for detecting chondrocyte death is electron microscopy which suggests that the morphological changes of chondrocytes in OA cartilage are attributed to apoptosis and/or chondroptosis. …”
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