Radiology's Achilles' heel: Error and variation in the interpretation of the Rontgen image

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue NOV., 1997, Pages 1085-1098

  Robinson, P J A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030829233     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.839.9536897     Document Type: Review

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