Screening for renal cell carcinoma using ultrasonography: A feasibility study

BJU International

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 595-599

  Filipas, D ^a,c   Spix, C ^a   Schulz Lampel, D ^b   Michaelis, J ^b   Hohenfellner, R ^a   Roth, S ^b   Thuroff J W ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Early detection; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal ultrasound; Screening

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038244794     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04175.x     Document Type: Article

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