Sonography of solid breast lesions: Observer variability of lesion description and assessment

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1621-1625

  Baker, Jay A ^a   Kornguth, Phyllis J ^b   Soo, Mary Scott ^b   Walsh, Ruth ^b   Mengoni, Patricia ^c  

^a Florida Radiology Associates PA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0033007662     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.6.10350302     Document Type: Article

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