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Edit - this comment is incorrect

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The title should be edited. It sounds as if the test is 94% accurate at detecting long covid, but in fact it's 94% accurate at counting microclots

> We estimated a 94% accuracy for the microclot count using the devices, significantly higher than the traditional counting of microclots on slides (66% accuracy)

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No, you are parsing this wrong.

> We evaluated the diagnostic power (...). We estimated a 94% accuracy for (our method), significantly higher than the (traditional method) (66% accuracy).

Both methods have counting in their name, but they are comparing the diagnostic power.

after reading more - you're right, I'm wrong

I appreciate the frank acknowledgment of your mistakes. We need more people like you.

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