Field test of the reproducibility of automated measurements of medial tibiofemoral joint space width derived from standardized knee radiographs

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1359-1365

  Mazzuca, Steven A ^b   Brandt, Kenneth D ^c   Buckland Wright, J Christopher ^c   Buckwalter, Kenneth A ^c   Katz, Barry P ^c   Lynch, John A ^a   Ward, Rupert J ^c   Emsley, Christine L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033002035     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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