Does PACS improve diagnostic accuracy in chest radiograph interpretations in clinical practice?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-177

  Hurlen, Petter ^a   Borthne, Arne ^a   Dahl, Fredrik A ^a   Østbye, Truls ^b,c   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Cost benefit; Diagnostic accuracy; ICT; PACS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855528227     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.08.043     Document Type: Article

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