Volume and impact of second-opinion consultations by radiologists at a tertiary care cancer center: Data

Academic Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1430-1433

  DiPiro, Pamela J ^a   vanSonnenberg, Eric ^a   Tumeh, Sabah S ^b   Ros, Pablo R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Oncology; Radiology and radiologists; Radiology and radiologists, departmental management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; GALACTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0036933440     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80671-2     Document Type: Article

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