With advances in medical imaging can the radiologist reliably diagnose Wilms' tumours?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 321-327

  Scott, D J ^a,b   Wallace, W H B ^a   Hendry, G M A ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Nephroblastoma; Pre operative chemotherapy; Wilms' tumour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MESOBLASTIC NEPHROMA; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROPERITONEUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS;

EID: 0032935702     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)90563-9     Document Type: Article

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