Usefulness of z-score mapping for quantification of extent of hypoattenuation regions of hyperacute stroke in unenhanced computed tomography: Analysis of radiologist's performance

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 751-756

  Takahashi, Noriyuki ^a   Tsai, Du Yih ^a   Lee, Yongbum ^a   Kinoshita, Toshibumi ^b   Ishii, Kiyoshi ^c   Tamura, Hajime ^d   Takahashi, Shoki ^e  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS AKITA   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyperacute stroke; Hypoattenuation; Observer study; Receiver operating characteristic analysis; Z score

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALBERTA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; HYPERACUTE STROKES; HYPOATTENUATION; MAPPING METHOD; OBSERVER STUDIES; PERFORMANCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; Z-SCORES;

MAPPING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77958117002     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181e66473     Document Type: Article

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