Observer variability in the application of morphologic and dynamic criteria according to the BI-RADS for MRI

Breast Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 558-560

  Chang, Yoon Seoung ^a   Kim, Su Jin ^a   Endo, Erica ^a   De Barros, Nestor ^a   Spinola, Flavio ^a   De Camargo Moraes, Paula ^a,b   Chala, Luciano Fernandes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST LESION; DATA BASE; FIBROADENOMA; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION;

BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956797770     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2010.00968.x     Document Type: Letter

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