New method of visualizing lymphatics in lung cancer patients by multidetector computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-214

  Sugi, Kazuro ^a   Kitada, Kouji ^a   Yoshino, Masashi ^a   Hirazawa, Katutoshi ^a   Matsuda, Eisuke ^a   Azuma, Toshitaka ^a   Umemori, Yoshiki ^a  

^a NATIONAL SANYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Lung neoplasms; Lymphatic system; Radiographic computed tomography; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASES; DUCTS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

CANCER PATIENTS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NEOPLASM; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS; RADIOGRAPHIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODES; TOSHIBA;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SAFETY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15744374566     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000154241.22519.2f     Document Type: Article

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