Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the evaluation of proximal rectal cancer

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 874-882

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Wiersema, Maurits J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036117834     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)03959-X     Document Type: Article

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