Computerized method of lesion volume quantitation in multiple sclerosis: Error of serial studies

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 580-582

  Simon, Jack H ^a   Scherzinger, Ann ^a   Raff, Ulrich ^a   Li, Xiaolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, magnetic resonance; Brain, measurements; Sclerosis, multiple

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030907460     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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