Nasopharyngeal carcinoma volume measurements determined with computed tomography: Study of intraobserver and interobserver variability

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 361-365

  Chang, Cheng Chuan ^a,b   Chen, Mu Kuan ^b   Wu, Hwa Koon ^b   Liu, Mu Tai ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Observer; Tumour volume

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0036921569     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2002.34540     Document Type: Article

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