Comparison of Interpretations of CT Angiograms in the Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism by On-Call Radiology Fellows and Subsequently by Radiology Faculty

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-66

  Ginsberg, Michelle S ^a,b   King, Valencia ^b   Panicek, David M ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0347512009     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820061     Document Type: Review

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