Do arterial phase helical CT images improve detection or characterization of colorectal liver metastases?

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 391-397

  Ch'en, Ian Y ^a   Katz, Douglas S ^a   Jeffrey, R Brooke ^a   Daniel, Bruce L ^a   Li, King C P ^a   Beaulieu, Christopher F ^a   Mindelzun, Robert E ^a   Yao, Dorcas ^a   Olcott, Eric W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon, neoplasms; Computed tomography, helical; Liver, neoplasms; Rectum, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; TUMORS;

COLON, NEOPLASM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, HELICAL; DUAL PHASE; DUAL PHASIS; HELICAL CT; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHASE IMAGE; PHASE IMAGING; RECTUM, NEOPLASM;

DISEASES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030970312     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199705000-00010     Document Type: Article

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