Prospective, blinded comparison of laparoscopic ultrasonography vs. Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography for liver assessment in patients undergoing colorectal carcinoma surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-49

  Milsom, J W ^a,b   Jerby, B L ^a   Kessler, H ^a   Hale, J C ^a   Herts, B R ^a   O'Malley, C M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Laparoscopy; Tumor staging; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 0033964771     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237242     Document Type: Article

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