Flat-panel detector computed tomography imaging: Observer performance in detecting pulmonary nodules in comparison with conventional chest radiography and multidetector computed tomography

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-57

  Otani, Hideji ^a   Nitta, Norihisa ^a   Ikeda, Mitsuru ^b   Nagatani, Yukihiro ^a   Tanaka, Toyohiko ^a   Kitahara, Hitoshi ^a   Murakami, Yoko ^a   Takahashi, Masashi ^a   Murata, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chest radiography; cone beam computed tomography; flat panel detector computed tomography; pulmonary nodules; receiver operating characteristic analysis; sitting position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FLAT PANEL DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SITTING; STANDARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 84855193800     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31820321e2     Document Type: Article

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