 Comprehension
"Comprehension" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
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D032882
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F02.463.188.357
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2017 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2020 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Kidanemariam S, Lopez AR, Baird GL, Ward RC, Gu JZ, McMenamy J, Miles RC. Breaking the Ice: Are Online Patient Educational Materials on Breast Cryoablation Readable and Understandable? J Breast Imaging. 2025 Oct 28; 7(5):564-575.
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Sunshine A, Honce GH, Callen AL, Zander DA, Tanabe JL, Pisani Petrucci SL, Lin CT, Honce JM. Evaluating the Quality and Understandability of Radiology Report Summaries Generated by ChatGPT: Survey Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 27; 9:e76097.
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Bheemireddy S, Leslie SE, Durden JA, Burnet G, Aryanpour Z, Fong A, Higgins MG, Greenseid S, McLemore L, Li G, Miles R, Taft N, Tevis S. The Use of ChatGPT-4.0 to Simplify Breast Pathology Reports: A Study on Readability and Accuracy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8400-8408.
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Kim AE, Langlois VJ, Ness T, Wade M, Novick JM. Resolving conflicting interpretations: Theta band oscillations and the role of cognitive control. Neuropsychologia. 2025 Oct 10; 217:109214.
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Hendizadeh AN, Schmitz N, Fritsch A, Martin L, Palau JP, Kaoutzanis C, Raj M, Kurlander DE, Nin D, Kokosis G. Evaluating Google Gemini's AI generated responses to questions after breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Jun; 105:185-188.
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Holt DE, Carr AL, Roberts S, Milgrom SA, Kolva E, Kavanagh BD, Switzer GE, Eitel C, Nelson J, Miller B, Shiao J, Mueller AC, Karam SD, Clapp TR. The Use of Virtual Reality for 3D Diagnostic Imaging Review Enhances Understanding and Education of Patients with Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Aug 01; 122(5):1102-1112.
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Chandrasekaran S, Parsegian K, la Rosa L, Hochheimer CJ, Mierau S. Typodont-based Surgical Experience Enhances Dental Students' Comprehension of Surgical Periodontal Procedures. J Dent Educ. 2025 Oct; 89(10):1509-1516.
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Ness T, Langlois VJ, Novick JM, Kim AE. Theta-band neural oscillations reflect cognitive control during language processing. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2024 Sep; 153(9):2279-2298.
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Ceko M, Hirshfield L, Doherty E, Southwell R, D'Mello SK. Cortical cognitive processing during reading captured using functional-near infrared spectroscopy. Sci Rep. 2024 08 22; 14(1):19483.
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O'Brien E, Ludwigson A, Vemuru S, Higgins M, Hampanda K, Adams M, Wolverton D, Sams S, Taft N, Miles R, Lin CT, Cumbler E, Tevis S. Interpretation of immediately released health information: Informing patient medical education in breast oncology. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:115853.
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