Tumor size evaluated by pelvic examination compared with 3-D MR quantitative analysis in the prediction of outcome for cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 395-404

  Mayr, Nina A ^a,b   Yuh, William T C ^a   Zheng, Jie ^a   Ehrhardt, James C ^a   Sorosky, Joel I ^a   Magnotta, Vincent A ^a   Pelsang, Retta E ^a   Hussey, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Clinical examination; MR imaging; Tumor regression; Tumor volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030881046     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00318-0     Document Type: Article

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