Observer agreement and accuracy for lung scintigraphy a comparison with pulmonary angiography

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-117

  Christiansen, Frank ^a   Nilsson, T ^b   MaRe K ^b   Carlsson, A ^c  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; TECHNEGAS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 0030957569     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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