Correct diagnosis of vascular encasement and longitudinal extension of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by four-channel multidetector-row computed tomography

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Okumoto, Tadayuki ^a   Sato, Akihiro ^b   Yamada, Takayuki ^a   Takase, Kei ^a   Matsuhashi, Toshio ^a   Tsuda, Masashi ^a   Seiji, Kazumasa ^a   Ishibashi, Tadashi ^a   Higano, Shuichi ^a   Katayose, Yu ^a   Unno, Michiaki ^a   Takahashi, Shoki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Multidetector row computed tomography; Multiplanar reconstruction; Preoperative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63049121595     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.217.1     Document Type: Article

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