Interobserver variability in the measurement of abdominal aortic calcification using unenhanced CT

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 973, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Bowden, D J ^a   Aitken, S R I ^a   Wilkinson, I B ^b   Dixon, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PELVIS; THORAX;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58849123366     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/13585245     Document Type: Article

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