Helical computed tomography has a role in the screening of lung cancer - The pro argument

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-216

  Patel, Milan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATH HOLDING; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 2942580884     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/989041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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