Perspective on the role of transrectal and transvaginal sonography of tumors of the rectum and anal canal

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1495-1504

  Berton, Francesca ^a,b   Gola, Giada ^a,c   Wilson, Stephanie R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Voghera   (Italy)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Doppler imaging; Rectal cancer; Rectal tumors; Staging; Transrectal sonography; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

FLEET; FLEET ENEMA;

ANAL CANAL; ANATOMY; ANUS CANCER; ANUS TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EQUIPMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; LYMPH NODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM TUMOR; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANUS NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; VAGINA;

EID: 44849090867     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3188     Document Type: Review

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