Diagnostics: Conventional Versus Modern Methods
Tang Wai Bunn
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Archana Singh Sikarwar *
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
There are many research have been done on the development of rapid and effective diagnostic methods. New modern diagnostic test is widely accepted because of the quick and effective test results, with in a short time duration which will help physicians to correctly diagnose the disease for treatment purposes, however cost of the test will increase because of specific equipment, expensive reagents and qualified staff to run the test. Some pathology labs still uses traditional methods because of cost effectiveness. The objective of an article is to compare conventional and modern diagnostic test to understand the demand of the community for the successful acceptance of modern diagnostic methods. Most considerable factors to decide suitable diagnostic methods are commonly cost effectiveness, specificity, sensitivity as well as the availability of qualified staffs. Currently, nucleic acid manipulation and testing are common test used in the scientific community. Promising approach involves advances in nanotechnology field that provide new directions to simplify assay procedures to make it user-friendly and enhance the detection sensitivity of the assay.
Keywords: Diagnostic methods, conventional methods, modern methods