Intra- and inter-observer variability in measurement of target lesions: Implication on response evaluation according to RECIST 1.1

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-18

  Muenzel, Daniela ^a   Engels, Heinz Peter ^a   Bruegel, Melanie ^a   Kehl, Victoria ^b   Rummeny, Ernst J ^a   Metz, Stephan ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

LMS; PACS; RECIST; tumour measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PELVIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THORAX; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84858252503     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-012-0009-z     Document Type: Article

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