Confidence of expert ultrasound operators in making a diagnosis of adnexal tumor: Effect on diagnostic accuracy and interobserver agreement

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-93

  Yazbek, J ^a   Ameye, L ^c   Testa, A C ^e   Valentin, L ^f   Timmerman, D ^d   Holland, T K ^a   Van Holsbeke, C ^d   Jurkovic, D ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confidence; Diagnosis; Interobserver agreement; Ovarian neoplasms; Ultrasound pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049162431     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7335     Document Type: Article

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