Contrast-enhanced helical ct for pulmonary embolism detection: Inter- and intraobserver agreement among radiologists with variable experience

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-112

  Chartrand Lefebvre, Carl ^a,b   Howarth, Nigel ^a,c   Lucidarme, Olivier ^a   Beigelman, Catherine ^a   Cluzel, Philippe ^a   Mourey Gérosa, Isabelle ^a   Cadi, Mehdi ^a   Grenier, Philippe ^a,d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032926914     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.1.9888748     Document Type: Article

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