Variability of quantitative echographic parameters of the liver: Intra- and interindividual spread, temporal-and age-related effects

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 857-867

  Hartman, P C ^a   Oosterveld, B J ^b   Thijssen, J M ^b   Rosenbusch, G J E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b St Antonius Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age related effects; Circadian rhythm; Echography; Liver; Quantitative parameters; Variability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TISSUE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - CARDIOLOGY;

CARDIAC CYCLE; MYOCARDIUM; ULTRASONIC MYOCARDIAL INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MIDDLE AGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026348239     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(91)90081-7     Document Type: Article

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