Intra- and interobserver reliability analysis of digital radiographic measurements for pediatric orthopedic parameters using a novel PACS integrated computer software program

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-341

  Segev, Eitan ^a   Hemo, Yoram ^a   Wientroub, Shlomo ^a   Ovadia, Dror ^a   Fishkin, Michael ^a   Steinberg, David M ^a   Hayek, Shlomo ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Digital radiographic measurements; Intra and interobserver reliability; PACS integrated computer software; Pediatric orthopedic parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955055976     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0259-5     Document Type: Article

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