Reliability and validity of in vitro volume calculations by 3-dimensional ultrasonography using the multiplanar, virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL), and extended imaging VOCAL methods

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 767-774

  De Sá Barreto, Enoch Quinderé ^a   Figuinha Milani, Hérbene José ^a   Araujo Jr , Edward ^a   Krajden Haratz, Karina ^a   Cristine Rolo, Liliam ^a   MacHado Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes ^a   Fernandes Moron, Antonio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extended imaging virtual organ computer aided analysis; In vitro assessment; Multiplanar; Reliability; Validity; Virtual organ computer aided analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; IN-VITRO; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; MULTIPLANAR; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; VALIDITY; VIRTUAL ORGAN COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77951955407     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.5.767     Document Type: Article

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