Operator-dependent reproducibility of size measurements of small phantoms and lung nodules examined with low-dose thin-section computed tomography

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 831-839

  Picozzi, Giulia ^a   Diciotti, Stefano ^a   Falchini, Massimo ^a   Foresti, Silvia ^a   Gallesi, Francesca ^a   Cavigli, Edoardo ^a   Livi, Lorenzo ^a   Villari, Natale ^a   Mascalchi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer diagnostic aids; Low dose CT; Lung nodules; Phantoms; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LOW DOSE THIN SECTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 33749859871     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000242837.11436.6e     Document Type: Article

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