Lung nodule assessment in computed tomography: Precision of attenuation measurement based on computer-aided volumetry

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Volumn 181, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1151-1156

  Knoss N ^a   Hoffmann, B ^a   Fabel, M ^a   Wiese, C ^a   Jochens, A ^b   Bolte, H ^a   Heller, M ^a   Biederer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; Pulmonary nodule; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG NODULE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOLUMETRY; ALGORITHM; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE;

EID: 73349095974     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: 14389010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109785     Document Type: Article

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