Endorectal ultrasound in the preoperative evaluation of rectal cancer

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-132

  Schaffzin, David M ^a   Wong, W Douglas ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 4444368183     PISSN: 15330028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3816/CCC.2004.n.015     Document Type: Article

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