Computed tomographic appearance of colorectal hepatic metastases

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Chiang, Siew Hwa ^a   Thng, C H ^b   Teh, C S C ^b   Tan, A G S ^b   Poddar, S L ^b   Wong, B S ^b   Chow, P K H ^b   Chung, A Y F ^b   Ooi, L L P J ^b  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Imaging features; Liver metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0038344161     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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