The "differential diagnosis" for multiple diseases: Comparison with the binary-truth state experiment in two empirical studies

Academic Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 947-954

  Obuchowski, Nancy A ^a   Applegate, Kimberly E ^b   Goske, Marilyn J ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^c   Myers, Melissa T ^b   Morrison, Stuart ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Observer performance; Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035683505     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80638-4     Document Type: Article

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