Computed tomography and sonographic findings of hepatic metastases from gastrointestinal stromal tumors after chemotherapy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 592-595

  Yang, Dal Mo ^a   Kim, Hana ^a   Kang, Jee Hee ^a   Park, Chul Hi ^a   Kim, Hyung Sik ^a   Shin, Dong Bok ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Liver; Metastases; Sonography

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; TUMORS;

AFTER-TREATMENT; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGENICITY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; METASTASIS; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; STI 571; THIN WALLS;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

IMATINIB;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 25844518395     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000174666.29738.68     Document Type: Article

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