Obliteration of the pulmonary vein in lung cancer: Significance in assessing local extent with CT

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 587-591

  Choe, Du Hwan ^a   Lee, Jeong Hoon ^a   Lee, Byung Hee ^a   Kim, Kie Hwan ^a   Chin, Soo Yil ^a   Zo, Jae Ill ^a   Baek, Hee Jong ^a   Park, Jong Ho ^a  

^a Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lungs, neoplasms; Treatment and treatment planning; Veins, abnormalities; Veins, pulmonary

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; SURGERY;

CT-SCAN; FILLING DEFECTS; LEFT ATRIUMS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG, NEOPLASM; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VEIN, ABNORMALITY; VEIN, PULMONARY;

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0345698815     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199807000-00014     Document Type: Article

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