A mathematical model for predicting malignancy of solitary pulmonary nodules

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 830-835

  Li, Yun ^a   Wang, Jun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE;

EID: 84863716581     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1449-8     Document Type: Review

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