Ultrasound detection of rotator cuff tears: Observer agreement related to increasing experience

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Rutten, Matthieu J C M ^a   Jager, Gerrit J ^a   Kiemeney, Lambertus A L M ^b  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Interobserver; Learning curve; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATOR; PARTIAL THICKNESS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78649751478     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4526     Document Type: Article

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