MR imaging of linitis plastica of the rectum

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 428-430

  Rudralingam, V ^a   Dobson, M J ^a   Pitt, M ^a   Stewart, D J ^a   Hearn, A ^a   Susnerwala, S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LINITIS PLASTICA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM RESECTION;

EID: 0041343240     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810428     Document Type: Article

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