Rectal cancer: Evaluation of staging with endosonography

Radiology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 533-538

  Lindmark, Gudrun E ^a   Kraaz, Wolfgang G ^b   Elvin, P Anders B ^b   Glimelius, Bengt L G ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neoplasms, metastases; Neoplasms, staging; Rectum, neoplasms; Rectum, US; Therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030836613     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.2.9240549     Document Type: Review

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