false-positives

Colombian prosecutors are now investigating some 1,500 cases of the so-called false-positives and have made several convictions.

Rights Abuses by Mexico Military in Spotlight Nicholas Casey 2012

A study published last year found 16 percent of routine athlete EKGs were those so-called false-positives.

The Seattle Times 2011

The task force said mammograms for women in their 40s led to too many false-positives, unnecessary worry and biopsies, and relatively few lives saved.

Poll shows women in their 40s want mammograms, despite task force recommendations 2011

The task force said mammograms for women in their 40s led to too many false-positives, unnecessary worry and biopsies, and relatively few lives saved.

Poll shows women in their 40s want mammograms, despite task force recommendations 2011

With biopsies, some 95% of clinically performed biopsies are false-positives, says Dr. Wachsman.

Researchers Create Better Ways to Spot Cancer Cells Shirley S. Wang 2011

There are too many false-positives with a view-through.

View through conversions, this is really really big. « The Paradigm Shift 2009

Many times legit email I have requested gets junked without me realizing thanks to false-positives created by over zealous spam filtering.

Goodmail Is Back Trying to Sell Access to Your In-Box - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

He continues to be plagued by a so-called "false-positives" scandal during his term; soldiers killed civilians and framed them as guerillas in order to pump body counts and receive job perks.

Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia Presidential Candidate, Oversaw The Company Managing Elections 2010

The education aspect is important, because the hyper-awareness of this past year led to panic and hospitals crowded with false-positives.

CDC Readies for Flu Season 2009

The education aspect is important, because the hyper-awareness of this past year led to panic and hospitals crowded with false-positives.

Next Stop Design: Three Months Later 2009