Quality control in neuroradiology: Discrepancies in image interpretation among academic neuroradiologists

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Babiarz, L S ^a   Yousem, D M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRAIN; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE; UNIVERSITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MARYLAND; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84856112561     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2704     Document Type: Review

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