Colorectal cancer detection by means of optical fluoroscopy. A study on 494 subjects

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 2 E, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 694-700

  Lualdi, Manuela ^a   Leo, Ermanno ^a   Battaglia, Luigi ^a   Colombo, Ambrogio ^a   Marchesini, Renato ^a   Poiasina, Elia ^a   Vannelli, Alberto ^a   Morelli, Daniele ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Adenoma; Carcinoma; Colorectal tumors; Fluorescence; Porphyrins; Screening; Tumor markers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASMA;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77954516456     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e129     Document Type: Article

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