Intra- and interobserver agreement in the interpretation of navicular bones on radiographs and computed tomography scans

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Groth, A M ^a   May, S A ^a   Weaver, M P ^b   Weller, R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Horse; Navicular bone; Observer agreement; Radiography

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HINDLIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TARSAL BONE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TARSAL BONES; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 66349111427     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X345125     Document Type: Article

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