Assessment of intra-observer variability in measurement of high-grade brain tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-483

  Provenzale, James M ^a,b   Mancini, Michael C ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Clinical trial; Glioblastoma multiforme; Intra observer; Macdonald criteria; Measurements; Progression; Tumor; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIDIMENSIONAL PRODUCT; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRA OBSERVER VARIABILITY; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PRIMARY TUMOR; TUMOR DIAMETER; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR MEASUREMENT;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; NEOPLASM GRADING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84864064321     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0843-2     Document Type: Article

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