A large web-based observer reliability study of early ischaemic signs on computed tomography. The acute cerebral ct evaluation of stroke study (ACCESS)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a   von Kummer, Rüdiger ^b   Farrall, Andrew J ^a   Chappell, Francesca M ^a   Hill, Michael ^c   Perry, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STROKE;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78651259212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015757     Document Type: Article

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