Polyp measurement and size categorisation by CT colonography: Effect of observer experience in a multi-centre setting

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1737-1744

  Burling, David ^a   Halligan, Steve ^b   Altman, Douglas G ^c   Atkin, Wendy ^a   Bartram, Clive ^a   Fenlon, Helen ^d   Laghi, Andrea ^e   Stoker, Jaap ^f   Taylor, Stuart ^b   Frost, Roger ^g   Dessey, Guido ^h   De Villiers, Melinda ^a   Florie, Jasper ^f   Foley, Shane ^d   Honeyfield, Lesley ^a   Iannaccone, Riccardo ^e   Gallo, Teresa ⁱ   Kay, Clive ^j   Lefere, Philippe ^h   Lowe, Andrew ^j   Mangiapane, Filipo ^e   Marrannes, Jesse ^h   Neri, Emmanuele ^k   Nieddu, Giulia ⁱ   Nicholson, David ^l   O'Hare, Alan ^d   Ori, Sante ^e   Politi, Benedetta ^k   Poulus, Martin ^f   Regge, Daniele ⁱ   Renaut, Lisa ^l   Rudralingham, Velauthan ^l   Signoretta, Saverio ⁱ   Vagli, Paola ^k   Van der Hulst, Victor ^f   Williams Butt, Jane ^j   more..

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Medical Statistics Centre for Statistics in Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e Amersterdam Medican Centre ^*

^f Amersterdam Medican Centre   (Netherlands)

^g SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare   (Belgium)

ⁱ Candiolo Oncologic Hospital   (Italy)

^j BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^l HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; CT colon; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REFERENCE VALUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33745818854     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0189-2     Document Type: Article

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