Initial evaluation of prostate cancer with real-time elastography based on step-section pathologic analysis after radical prostatectomy: A preliminary study

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 811-816

  Sumura, Masahiro ^a   Shigeno, Kazushi ^a   Hyuga, Taiju ^a   Yoneda, Tatsuaki ^a   Shiina, Hiroaki ^a   Igawa, Mikio ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Real time elastography; Strain imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548154713     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01829.x     Document Type: Article

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