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Medical measurements and uncertainties

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Parvis, M. Vallan, A.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Measurements in the medical field are peculiar in at least two ways: they deal with a terribly complex object-the patient-and are performed and managed by another terribly complex instrument-the physician. However, they are measurements and, like all measurements, they have their own uncertainty, which can affect any decision regarding the invaluable - object to be measured-the patient. This article, without any claim to be exhaustive, discusses how the uncertainty of a complex clinical measurement can be estimated, how the physician-based instrument affects it, and how it can affect the final diagnosis.
Starting Page	12
Ending Page	17
Page Count	6
File Size	744381
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10946969
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-06-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Measurement uncertainty Instruments Medical diagnostic imaging Medical diagnosis Pressure measurement Medical tests Testing Performance evaluation Diseases Biomedical engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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