Computed tomographic virtual cystoscopy for the detection of urinary bladder neoplasms

European Urology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 579-585

  Tsili, A Ch ^a   Tsampoulas, C ^a   Chatziparaskevas, N ^a   Silakos, A ^a   Kalef Ezra, J ^a   Sofikitis, N ^a   Efremidis, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Computed tomographic virtual cystoscopy; Virtual cystoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC VIRTUAL CYSTOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 5144231604     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.04.031     Document Type: Article

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