Interobserver reproducibility in the interpretation of bone scans from patients suspected of having reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-10

  Tondeur, Marianne ^a   Sand, Alain ^b   Ham, Humphrey ^b  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Dienst Isotopen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone scan; Interpretation; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 11144290250     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200501000-00002     Document Type: Article

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