Reliability and sensitivity of joint space measurements in hand radiographs using computerized image analysis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1825-1836

  Angwin, J ^a   Heald, G ^a   Lloyd, A ^a   Howland, K ^a   Davy, M ^a   James, M F ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerized image analysis; Hand; Joint space width; Reproducibility; Standard radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROGRAPHY; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0034901475     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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