Glossary Term
False Positive Result
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
Problem associated with the device incorrectly reporting that something has been detected and may mislead the operator to take certain actions.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C63147. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
False Positive Result
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — False Positive Result (C63147)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C63147. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Feeling ill, not harmed: a phenomenological account of the long-term experience of false-positive breast cancer screening. — Anthropol Med, 2026-09-22 (PMID 42769005; literature)
- False-positive test results: prevalence, time trends, and factors associated with false-positive serological markers in blood donation screening. — Hematol Transfus Cell Ther, 2026-07-18 (PMID 42470757; literature)