The imaging features of gastrointestinal stromal tumours

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-438

  O'Sullivan, P J ^a   Harris, A C ^a   Ho, S G ^a   Munk, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Oncology; Tumour

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY;

CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOBLASTOMAS;

TUMORS;

IMATINIB; STEM CELL FACTOR;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOBLASTOMA; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; METASTASIS; MUSCLE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS;

EID: 33751178399     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.06.017     Document Type: Review

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