Computer-aided detection of pulmonary embolism on CT angiography: Initial experience

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-329

  Maizlin, Zeev V ^a,b,c   Vos, Patrick M ^a,b   Godoy, Myrna B ^a,b   Cooperberg, Peter L ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer aided detection; Pulmonary CT angiography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36649015219     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31815b89ca     Document Type: Article

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