Dual phase helical CT versus portal venous phase CT for the detection of colorectal liver metastases: Correlation with intra-operative sonography, surgical and pathological findings

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-242

  Scott, D John ^a   Guthrie, J Ashley ^a   Arnold, Paul ^a   Ward, Janice ^a   Atchley, Julian ^a   Wilson, Daniel ^a   Robinson, Philip J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood supply, CT; Comparative contrast media studies; Computed tomography; Contrast media; Helical CT; Liver CT; Liver neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECORDING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035263807     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2000.0668     Document Type: Article

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