Reproducibility of computed tomography angiography data analysis using semiautomated plaque quantification software: Implications for the design of longitudinal studies

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1095-1104

  Papadopoulou, Stella Lida ^a   Garcia Garcia, Hector M ^a   Rossi, Alexia ^a   Girasis, Chrysafios ^a   Dharampal, Anoeshka S ^a   Kitslaar, Pieter H ^b   Krestin, Gabriel P ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography angiography; Plaque quantification; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893004885     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0167-5     Document Type: Article

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