European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 3 , Pages 344-351 , June 2005

Interrater reliability of sonographic examinations of orbital fractures

  • Jank Siegfried

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Maximilianstr. 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 504 24390, +43 699 11107628 (M).
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  • Deibl Martina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Strobl Heinrich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Maximilianstr. 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Australia
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  • Oberrauch Andreas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Maximilianstr. 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Australia
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  • Nicasi Alessandro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Maximilianstr. 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Australia
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  • Missmann Martin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Maximilianstr. 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Australia
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  • Bodner Gerd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Received 7 June 2004 ,Revised 12 June 2004 ,Accepted 14 July 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00265-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.07.009

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 3 , Pages 344-351 , June 2005

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