Assessement of rheumatic diseases with computational radiology: Current status and future potential

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-216

  Peloschek, Philipp ^a   Boesen, Mikael ^c   Donner, Rene ^a,b,d   Kubassova, Olga ^d,e   Birngruber, Erich ^a,b   Patsch, Janina ^a   Mayerhöfer, Marius ^a   Langs, Georg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e Image Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Computed tomography; Joint space measurement; Larsen score; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteoarthritis; Radiography; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sharp score

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; JOINT SPACE MEASUREMENT; LARSEN-SCORE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHARP-SCORE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

RADIOLOGY;

DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67651205460     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.046     Document Type: Review

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