Effect of inter-reader variability on outcomes in studies using carotid intima media thickness quantified by carotid ultrasonography.
Delaney
Joseph A C
JA
Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Bldg.29, Suite 310, 6200 NE 74th Street, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. jacd@uw.edu
Scherzer
Rebecca
R
Polak
Joseph
J
Biggs
Mary Lou
ML
Kronmal
Richard
R
Chen
Haiying
H
Sidney
Stephen
S
Grunfeld
Carl
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015982:Bias; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods