Diffusion-weighted imaging in the detection of lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Yasui, Ouki ^a   Sato, Makato ^a   Kamada, Atsushi ^a  

^a Ugo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Colorectal cancer; Diffusion weighted imaging; Lymph node metastasis

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EVALUATION; LYMPH NODE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 68849119498     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.218.177     Document Type: Article

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