The Cost and Consequence of "Uncertainty"

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1307-1308

  Hatabu, Hiroto ^a   Hunsaker, Andetta R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACTS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349778589     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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