Interobserver variability in confocal optic nerve analysis (HRT)

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Hermann, Manuel M ^a,g   Garway Heath, David F ^b   Jonescu Cuypers, Christian P ^a   Burk, Reinhard O W ^c   Jonas, Jost B ^d   Mardin, Christian Y ^e   Funk, Jens ^f   Diestelhorst, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Eye Hospital   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning tomography; Glaucoma; Interobserver variability; Optic disc; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE FIBER; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK CUP; OPTIC NERVE; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCREENING TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847695304     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-006-9022-9     Document Type: Article

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