Rectal cancer staging

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 148-157

  Wu, James S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Endorectal ultrasound; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Rectal cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 34547917229     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984859     Document Type: Review

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