Variation of mesorectal volume with abdominal fat volume in patients with rectal carcinoma: Assessment with MRI

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 952, 2007, Pages 242-247

  Allen, Steven D ^a   Gada, V ^a   Blunt, D M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34347379104     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/66311683     Document Type: Article

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