Is terminology used effectively to convey diagnostic certainty in radiology reports?

Academic Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 685-688

  Khorasani, Ramin ^a   Bates, David W ^a   Teeger, Susan ^a   Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^a   Adams, Douglas F ^a   Seltzer, Steven E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiology and radiologists, research; Radiology reporting systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0038012834     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80089-2     Document Type: Article

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