Influence of rib structure on detection of subtle lung nodules

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Ikeda, Mitsuru ^a   Ishigaki, Takeo ^b   Itoh, Shigeki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung diagnosis; Lung nodule; Observer performance; Radiography digital; Thorax radiography

Indexed keywords

LUNG DIAGNOSIS; LUNG NODULE; OBSERVER PERFORMANCE; RADIOGRAPHY DIGITAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; RIB; SIMULATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBS; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE;

EID: 33745220521     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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