Training and calibration improve inter-reader reliability of joint damage assessment using magnetic resonance image scoring and computerized erosion volume measurement

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1452-1458

  Bird, Paul ^a,c   Joshua, Fredrick ^a   Lassere, Marissa ^b   Shnier, Ron ^c   Edmonds, John ^b,c  

^a Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Training

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT INJURY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING COMPUTERIZED EROSION VOLUME ASSESSMENT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OMERACT 5 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MRI SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CALIBRATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 23444444548     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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