Detection and characterization of renal masses and staging of renal cancers: New considerations in the era of helical computed tomography

Seminars in Urologic Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 166-173

  Cohan, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical CT; Renal cancers; Renal masses; Renal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036670485     PISSN: 10810943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/suro.2002.35332     Document Type: Review

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