Clinical and endorectal ultrasound staging of circumferential rectal cancers

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-163

  Smith, A ^a   Farmer, K C ^a,b   Chapple, K ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCINTISCANNING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM;

EID: 41149166264     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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