Obstetric MR pelvimetry: Reference values and evaluation of inter- and intraobserver error and intraindividual variability

Radiology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Keller, Thomas M ^a   Rake, Annett ^b   Michel, Sven C A ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^c   Efe, Gül ^a   Treiber, Karl ^a   Huch, Renate ^b   Marincek, Borut ^a   Kubik Huch, Rahel A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pelvis, measurement; Pelvis, MR; Pregnancy, MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIMETRY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0345074105     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2271011658     Document Type: Article

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