Elastosonography in malignant rectal disease: Preliminary data [5]

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-

  Mezzi, Gianni ^a   Arcidiacono, P G ^b   Carrara, S ^b   Boemo, C ^b   Testoni, P A ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOSONOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTICITY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247224315     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966220     Document Type: Letter

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