Observer interpretation variability of peripapillary flow using the Heidelberg Retina Flowmeter

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1246-1253

  Iester, M ^a,e   Ciancaglini, M ^b   Rolle, T ^c   Vattovani, O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETER; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFRACTION ERROR; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33750737297     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702086     Document Type: Article

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