Radiological staging of colorectal liver metastases

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Ong, Keh Oon ^a   Leen, Edward ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ARTERIOPORTOGRAPHY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249945683     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2007.04.001     Document Type: Review

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