Detection of small pulmonary nodules using direct digital radiography and picture archiving and communication systems

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-31

  Wu, Ning ^a   Gamsu, Gordon ^a,b   Czum, Julianna ^a   Held, Barry ^a   Thakur, Ravi ^a   Nicola, Gregory ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct digital chest imaging; Nodule detection; Small pulmonary nodules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KAPPA STATISTICS; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645098304     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000203638.28511.9b     Document Type: Article

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