A survey of MRI quality assurance programmes

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 943, 2006, Pages 592-596

  Koller, C J ^a   Eatough, J P ^a   Mountford, P J ^a   Frain, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33746148637     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/67655734     Document Type: Article

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