Virtual bronchoscopy versus thin section computed tomography in evaluation of moderate and low grade stenoses: Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Maniatis, P N ^a   Triantopoulou, C C ^b   Tsalafoutas, I A ^b   Lamprakis, C K ^b   Malagari, K S ^b   Konstantinou, K ^b   Christodoulou, E ^b   Papailiou, J ^b   Kelekis, D A ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Observer performance; Thin section CT; Virtual bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; PATIENT MONITORING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CURVE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER PERFORMANCE; THIN SECTION CT; VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 31744434730     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850500406837     Document Type: Article

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