Accuracy of MR imaging for staging prostate cancer: A meta-analysis to examine the effect of technologic change

Academic Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-157

  Sonnad, Seema S ^b   Langlotz, Curtis P ^b   Sanford Schwartz, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic staging; Meta analysis; MR imaging; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034912170     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(01)90095-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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