Pre-operative imaging of rectal cancer and its impact on surgical performance and treatment outcome

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 681-688

  Beets Tan, R G H ^a   Lettinga, T ^a   Beets, G L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MRI; Quality assurance; Rectal cancer; Surgical performance

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FASCIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFORMANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144446425     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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