Agreement among pediatric ophthalmologists in diagnosing plus and pre-plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-356

  Wallace, David K ^a   Quinn, Graham E ^b   Freedman, Sharon F ^a   Chiang, Michael F ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 49149115990     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.11.022     Document Type: Article

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