Factors influencing the detection of early CT signs of cerebral ischemia: An internet-based, international multiobserver study

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1250-1256

  Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a   Farrall, Andrew J ^a   Perry, David ^a   Von Kummer, Rudiger ^b   Mielke, Orell ^c   Moulin, Thierry ^d   Ciccone, Alfonso ^e   Hill, Michael ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Computed tomography scanning; Early infarct signs; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; NEUROLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247882884     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000259715.53166.25     Document Type: Article

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