MR imaging of the rotator cuff tendon: Interobserver agreement and analysis of interpretive errors

Radiology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 191-194

  Balich, Susan M ^a   Sheley, Robert C ^b   Brown, Thomas R ^c   Sauser, Donald D ^a   Quinn, Stephen F ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Providence Milwaukie Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology, observer performance; Shoulder, MR; Tendons, injuries; Tendons, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030966208     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.1.9205245     Document Type: Article

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