Reliability of MDCT measurements of pulmonary vein ostial diameter and distance to first bifurcation: An interobserver study comparing radiologists with a semiautomated software

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 584-591

  Cronin, Paul ^a   Desjardins, Benoit ^a   Kazerooni, Ella A ^a   Carlos, Ruth C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY VEINS; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39049118393     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0780-1     Document Type: Article

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