Evaluation of a training program for detection of carotid artery calcifications on panoramic radiographs

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-117

  Almog, Dov M ^a   Tsimidis, Kelly ^a   Moss, Mark E ^b   Gottlieb, Ronald H ^c   Carter, Laurie C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Univ Rochester Eastman Dent Ctr ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0034219136     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2000.107056     Document Type: Article

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