What is the difference between a screening and a diagnostic study?
A. The objective of a preventative health screening is to separate the normal from the abnormal or questionable findings and send the person with the abnormal findings on for further follow-up studies to quantify the extent of the disease. The idea of a screening study is to be inexpensive, readily available and very reliable. Be aware that no study is 100% accurate and false positive studies may occur once in a while. That is the nature of any screening procedure whether it is a PAP smear, mammogram, or chest X-ray. It is better to check out an abnormal appearing or questionable finding and be safe rather than sorry.
A. The objective of a screening is to separate the normal from potentially significant findings and send individuals with potentially significant finding on to their physician, who may then order diagnostic studies to quantify the extent of the disease. The idea is that a screening study should be inexpensive, readily available, and very reliable with few false negatives. No study is 100% accurate. We should be willing to accept a false positive once in a while as a minor downside to not missing anything. That is the nature of any screening study, whether it is a nuclear bone scan, PAP smear, or mammogram. It is better to check out an abnormal appearing or questionable finding and be safe rather than sorry.
Our mission is to provide you, the participant, with knowledge about your circulation which will inform you of your choices and help lower your risk of heart attack or stroke. AngioScreen® provides information about your heart rhythm, neck and leg arteries, blood pressure and fitness. The object of a preventative vascular screening is to identify certain, but not all, risk factors for vascular disease. The idea of a screening study is it should be inexpensive, readily available, educational and very reliable with few false negatives. No study is 100% accurate. Screening is not meant to be a substitute for a thorough examination or testing recommended by a physician. The data received from AngioScreen® is preliminary, for informational use only and is in no way diagnostic or conclusive.
