The reliability of measurements taken from computer-stored digitalised x-rays of acute distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-372

  Thomason, Katherine ^a   Smith, K L ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute distal radius fracture; Interobserver reliability; PACS system

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIGITAL IMAGING; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIUS FRACTURE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 46249123403     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193407087509     Document Type: Article

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