Intraobserver and interobserver agreement, reproducibility, and accuracy of computed tomographic measurements of pituitary gland dimensions in healthy dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1750-1755

  van der Vlugt Meijer, Roselinda H ^a   Meij, Björn P ^b   Voorhout, George ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE IOXITALAMATE PLUS SODIUM IOXITALAMATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHANTOM; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PITUITARY GLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33750213385     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.10.1750     Document Type: Article

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