The reproducibility and short-term and long-term repeatability of sonographic measurement of splenic length

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 861-866

  Li, Pui Shan ^a   Ying, Michael ^a   Chan, Ka Ho ^a   Chan, Po Wah ^a   Chu, Kin Lai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Repeatability; Reproducibility; Splenic length; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

CLINICAL PRACTISE; SONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS; SPLEEN;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATOR; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPLEEN;

EID: 4143128984     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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