Interpretation of digital radiographs by pediatric critical care physicians using Web-based bedside personal computers versus diagnostic workstations

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-32

  Sterling, Loretta ^a   Tait, Gordon A ^b   Edmonds, John F ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Critical care; Digital radiography; Intensive care units; Microcomputers; Pediatric; Physicians; Radiology information systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PEDIATRICS; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MICROCOMPUTERS; PEDIATRICS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 85047688823     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130478-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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