Stereological estimation of total intracranial volume on CT images

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1285-1290

  Mazonakis, Michael ^a   Karampekios, Spyros ^b   Damilakis, John ^b   Voloudaki, Argyro ^b   Gourtsoyiannis, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Intracranial volume; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 3242799018     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2253-0     Document Type: Article

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