Pulmonary metastases tumor doubling time: Assessment by computed tomography

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 374-377

  Chojniak, Rubens ^a   Younes, Riad N ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CT; Pulmonary metastases; Tumor doubling time; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0041561327     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-200308000-00014     Document Type: Article

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