Accuracy of computed tomography attenuation values in the characterization of pleural fluid: An ROC study

Academic Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 987-991

  Nandalur, Kiran R ^a   Hardie, Andrew H ^c   Bollampally, Sirisha R ^b   Parmar, Jaywant P ^a   Hagspiel, Klaus D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Exudates and Transudates; Pleural Effusion; Tomography; X Ray Computed

Indexed keywords

MARKER; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOCENTESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23644437004     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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