Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography fusion with pathological staging in rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 266-268

  Kam, M H ^a   Wong, D C ^b   Siu, S ^a,c   Stevenson, A R L ^a,c   Lai, J ^d   Phillips, G E ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Wesley Positron Emission Tomography Centre   (Australia)

^c Colorectal Diagnostics Brisbane ^*  (Australia)

^d Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RECTUM TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 74549188968     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6866     Document Type: Article

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