Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1711-1716 , November 2008

Intraobserver and Interobserver Agreement of Grayscale Typical Ultrasonographic Patterns for the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

  • Stefano Guerriero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Stefano Guerriero, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Juan Luis Alcazar

      Affiliations

    • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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  • Maria Angela Pascual

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Universitario Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Silvia Ajossa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Marta Gerada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Roberta Bargellini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Bruna Virgilio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Gian Benedetto Melis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Received 19 November 2007 ,Revised 27 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 April 2008.

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PII: S0301-5629(08)00186-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.04.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1711-1716 , November 2008

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