MRI of small bowel Crohn's disease: Determining the reproducibility of bowel wall gadolinium enhancement measurements

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1960-1967

  Sharman, A ^a   Zealley, I A ^a   Greenhalgh, R ^b   Bassett, P ^c   Taylor, S A ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Stats Consultancy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Observer variation

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM CHELATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTESTINE, SMALL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650816350     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1371-0     Document Type: Article

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