Establishment and Results of a Magnetic Resonance Quality Assurance Program for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1099-1110

  Mulkern, Robert V ^a   Forbes, Peter ^a   Dewey, Kevin ^a   Osganian, Stravoula ^a   Clark, Maureen ^a   Wong, Sharon ^a   Ramamurthy, Uma ^b   Kun, Larry ^b   Poussaint, Tina Young ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

American College of Radiology; Magnetic resonance; pediatric brain tumor; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PHANTOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; TUMOR VOLUME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48649099866     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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