Interobserver agreement in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with helical CT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-140

  Domingo, M L ^a   Marti Bonmati L ^a,b   Dosda R ^a,b   Pallardo Y ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^c Hospital de la Rivera   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Helical CT; Interobserver agreement; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING;

PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0343183174     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(99)00174-6     Document Type: Article

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