Assessing polyp size by improved digitalized computed tomography (CT)

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3 B, 2008, Pages 1911-1915

  Suzuki, Chikako ^a   Matsson, Lars ^b   Rubio, Carlos A ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Polyps; Size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; GOLD STANDARD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM POLYP; RELIABILITY; SWEDEN;

HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45949083316     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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