To what degree is digital imaging reliable? Validation of femoral neck shaft angle measurement in the era of picture archiving and communication systems

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1000, 2011, Pages 375-379

  Wilson, J D ^a   Eardley, W ^a   Odak, S ^a   Jennings, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952778110     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/29690721     Document Type: Article

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