Exploring intra- and inter-reader variability in uni-dimensional, bi-dimensional, and volumetric measurements of solid tumors on CT scans reconstructed at different slice intervals

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 959-968

  Zhao, Binsheng ^a   Tan, Yongqiang ^a   Bell, Daniel J ^b   Marley, Sarah E ^c,e   Guo, Pingzhen ^a,d   Mann, Helen ^c   Scott, Marietta L J ^c   Schwartz, Lawrence H ^a   Ghiorghiu, Dana C ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Clinical Information Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Measurement variability; Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST); Volume measurements; World Health Organization (WHO)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER INJURY; LUNG LESION; LYMPH NODE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84876922158     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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