Variation in the quality of lumbar spine MR images in Washington State

Radiology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 483-490

  Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^a,b   Robertson, William D ^a   Wessbecher, Frank ^c   Reger, Kenneth ^e   Solomon, Cam ^a   Whitten, Richard ^d   Lumley, Thomas ^b   Deyo, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Tacoma Radiological Associates   (United States)

^d Health Care Authority of Washington State   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), quality assurance; Radiology and radiologists, socioeconomic issues; Spin, MR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033997109     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.2.r00ma35483     Document Type: Article

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