IK versus 2K monitor: A clinical alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic study of observer performance using pulmonary nodules

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1067-1074

  Graf, B ^a,b   Simon, U ^c   Eickmeyer, F ^a   Fiedler, V ^a  

^a Klinikum Krefeld   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NODULE; MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MONITOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034170835     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.4.1741067     Document Type: Article

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