Application of stereological estimates in patients with severe head injuries using CT and MR scanning images

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 988, 2010, Pages 307-317

  Eriksen, Nina ^a   Rostrup, E ^a   Andersen, K ^a   Lauritzen, M J ^a   Fabricius, M ^a   Larsen, V A ^a   Dreier, J P ^b   Strong, A J ^c   Hartings, J A ^d   Pakkenberg, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHANTOM; RELIABILITY; STEREOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VALIDITY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950569064     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18575224     Document Type: Article

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