Agreement and reproducibility in identification of endometriosis using magnetic resonance imaging

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 573-580

  Saba, Luca ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Sulcis, Rosa ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Melis, Gianbenedetto ^a   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Inter observer agreement; Intra observer agreement; Magnetic resonance; MRI; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL LOCATIONS; COMPLETE MAPPINGS; DATA SETS; DOUGLAS; FAT SUPPRESSION; INTER-OBSERVER AGREEMENT; KAPPA VALUES; MEAN AGES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GADOLINIUM; LIGAMENTS; LOCATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77952691334     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841851003657343     Document Type: Article

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