Interpretation of radiological images: towards a framework of knowledge and skills

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 565-580

  van der Gijp, A ^a   van der Schaaf, M F ^b   van der Schaaf, I C ^a   Huige, J C B M ^a   Ravesloot, C J ^a   van Schaik, J P J ^a   ten Cate, Th J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expertise; Image interpretation; Medical education; Radiology; Theoretical framework

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; RADIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOLOGY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84907861031     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-013-9488-y     Document Type: Article

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