Volume-dependent overestimation of spontaneous intracerebral hematoma volume by the abc/2 formula

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-311

  Wang, Chih Wei ^a   Juan, Chun Jung ^a,b   Liu, Yi Jui ^c   Hsu, Hsian He ^a,b   Liu, Hua Shan ^a   Chen, Cheng Yu ^a,b   Hsueh, Chun Jen ^a   Lo, Chung Ping ^d   Kao, Hung Wen ^a,b   Huang, Guo Shu ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computer assisted volumetric analysis; Intracerebral hematoma

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED; COMPUTER-ASSISTED VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION ERRORS; INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMA;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SPIRAL CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 64149116735     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802647039     Document Type: Article

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